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Bombay HC orders Meta to remove fake Delta Corp accounts, deepfake
The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed Meta to immediately remove fake accounts impersonating Delta Corp and an AI-generated deepfake video that showed the company’s chairman falsely announcing an online casino. The…
The Story in Brief
The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed Meta to immediately remove fake accounts impersonating Delta Corp and an AI-generated deepfake video that showed the company’s chairman falsely announcing an online casino. The court granted interim relief after Delta Corp argued that Meta suspended its official accounts without notice while leaving impostor pages untouched. Justice Abhay Ahuja observed that the deepfake looked real, reflecting how advanced the technology has become.
Separately, the government has been questioning Meta’s compliance with Indian IT rules during three days of meetings. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has asked Meta to overhaul its algorithms, label synthetic content, and strengthen moderation of deepfakes, child sexual abuse material, and propaganda. Officials are examining whether Meta still qualifies as an intermediary entitled to safe harbour protection. Delta Corp’s case returns to court on 27 August.
The Indian Opinion
The usual binary, either Meta is too powerful or India is over-regulating, misses the point. Here, a court acted swiftly against a deepfake, while the government wants algorithms changed, not censorship. The real test is whether Meta can label AI content reliably and stop bot accounts without breaking its own business model. Watch how many of the government’s specific demands, human oversight, Indian language moderation, data localisation, Meta actually meets by the next review.
Sources (3): freepressjournal.in, economictimes.indiatimes.com, timesnownews.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
