Society, Rights & Justice · India
Bombay High Court orders takedown of deepfakes, AI images linking Nitin Gadkari to E20 fuel programme
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The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted interim relief to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari in his suit seeking takedown of defamatory and deepfake content linking him and his family to the government's E20 ethanol-blending programme [Nitin Gadkari v. Meta Platforms Inc & Ors.] Justice Arif Doctor ordered social media platforms and intermediaries to take down defamatory and abusive content against Gadkari. Justice Arif Doctor The suit was filed by Gadkari against Meta, X, Google/YouTube, the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology…
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