Delhi High Court to order removal of AI-generated fake videos of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor.

 

The court today said it will pass an interim order protecting Tharoor’s personality and publicity rights in a case seeking the removal of alleged deepfake videos falsely depicting him as praising Pakistan. 

 

A Bench of Justice Mini Pushkarna issued summons to the Centre and social media intermediaries, including Meta and X, and directed them to file replies within four weeks.

 

The court indicated that interim directions would be passed on Tharoor’s plea seeking the immediate removal of the content.

 

Appearing for Tharoor, senior advocate Amit Sibal told the court that several AI-generated videos falsely attributed politically sensitive remarks to the Congress leader, posing a serious threat to his reputation and India’s international standing. 

 

He argued that despite repeated complaints under the Information Technology Rules, the content continued to resurface through different URLs.

 

Meta informed the court that some identified links had already been removed from its platforms.

 

However, Tharoor’s counsel said similar videos were repeatedly being uploaded through new links.

 

Tharoor has sought protection against the alleged unauthorised use of his name, likeness and identity across digital platforms.

 

The case comes amid a growing number of public figures approaching the Delhi High Court against AI-generated deepfakes and misuse of personality rights.