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Chandigarh court orders Meta to take down AI-deepfake video of MLA Khaira
Chandigarh court orders Meta to take down AI-deepfake video of MLA Khaira
A Chandigarh civil court has directed Meta to remove a morphed, AI-generated video from Facebook and Instagram that showed Punjab MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira in an off-shoulder women’s dress. Civil Judge Kaushal…
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A Chandigarh civil court has directed Meta to remove a morphed, AI-generated video from Facebook and Instagram that showed Punjab MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira in an off-shoulder women’s dress. Civil Judge Kaushal Kumar Yadav passed the ad interim order on August 12 after finding Khaira had made a prima facie case that the content was defamatory and caused irreparable injury.
The video, uploaded by unknown operators of the pages ‘Charda Punjab’ and ‘Chard_apunjab’, superimposed Khaira’s face and turbaned Sikh appearance on an AI-generated body. The court ordered Meta to disable access within 72 hours. The court did not expressly allow Khaira’s request for Meta to disclose the subscriber information of the account operators.
The Indian Opinion
The familiar narrative that law can never catch up with AI is getting tested here. A judge acted within days, not months, to stop a deepfake that weaponised a turban to humiliate. But the real test lies ahead: will Meta comply fully, and more pointedly, will the court force it to name the faceless creators? If the intermediaries stay opaque, the order remains symbolic. The September 14 hearing will reveal whether Indian courts can pierce the platform’s veil or just scratch it.
Source: barandbench.com
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