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Delhi HC grants Naga Chaitanya interim relief in personality rights case | Telugu News

Delhi HC grants Naga Chaitanya interim relief in personality rights case | Telugu News

3 min readHyderabadMay 29, 2026 06:15 PM IST The Delhi High Court has stepped in to protect Telugu actor Naga Chaitanya’s personality rights, issuing summons against unnamed defendants and signalling that an interim order would follow, after the court was shown the scale of misuse of his identity across digital platforms. The suit, which was heard on Friday, alleges widespread and systematic unauthorised exploitation of Naga Chaitanya’s personality rights by various entities through pornographic websites, AI-generated content, deepfake videos, defamatory material, and unauthorised commercial use of his identity. The court was specifically shown instances of websites pairing the actor’s name with explicit search terms to drive traffic, as well as unauthorised merchandise listings carrying his likeness. The suit also flagged manipulated content and allegedly defamatory material related to his personal life that has been circulating online. The suit states that cease-and-desist notices and legal complaints had already been issued to several intermediaries, online platforms and service providers. However, many either failed to respond adequately or provided only partial compliance, allowing the infringing material to continue …

Delhi HC reserves order in Raghav Chadha AI deepfake case

Delhi HC reserves order in Raghav Chadha AI deepfake case

The Delhi High Court on Thursday reserved orders on the interim relief sought by Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha in his suit alleging misuse of his personality rights through AI-generated deepfakes, morphed visuals and manipulated social media content. The matter was heard by Justice Subramonium Prasad, who orally observed during the hearing that the content placed before the Court appeared, prima facie, to be a criticism of a political decision rather than a straightforward case of personality rights violation. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Digital platforms must take responsibility for online content, safety of children: Vaishnaw| India News

Digital platforms must take responsibility for online content, safety of children: Vaishnaw| India News

New Delhi, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday asserted that digital platforms must take responsibility for the content they host, stressing that ensuring the online safety of children and citizens is their obligation. Digital platforms must take responsibility for online content, safety of children: Vaishnaw Addressing the Digital News Publishers Association Conclave here, Vaishnaw said platforms need to “wake up” and understand the importance of reinforcing trust in the institutions that human society has built over thousands of years. “Platforms must take responsibility for the content that is hosted by them. The online safety of children, the online safety of all citizens is the responsibility of the platforms,” he said. The minister cautioned that non-adherence to these principles would make these platforms accountable, noting that the nature of the internet has changed now. He also underlined the need to regulate the use of AI-generated content, saying such material should not be generated without the consent of the person whose face, voice or personality is used. “The time has come to make that big inflectional change. …

Vivek Oberoi moves Delhi HC against misuse of name and image in ‘vulgar and sexually explicit’ AI, deepfake content

Vivek Oberoi moves Delhi HC against misuse of name and image in ‘vulgar and sexually explicit’ AI, deepfake content

Actor and entrepreneur Vivek Oberoi on Thursday moved the Delhi High Court seeking protection against the misuse of his name, image and other attributes of his persona, especially in the case of morphed or AI-generated content. Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said the court will pass the order. Vivek Oberoi has moved court against misues of his name. (Photo: Instagram) ‘Videos vulgar and sexually explicit in nature’ In his lawsuit, the actor claimed that several entities were exploiting his personality rights without authorisation, causing ‘incalculable loss’ to his goodwill and reputation. The lawsuit claimed that the accused entities were impersonating him on social media by creating fake accounts in his name and using morphed images and AI-created visuals. Vivek alleged that the said content had “distasteful imagery”. The lawsuit stated, “These videos often portray the plaintiff in a false setting as well as in an inappropriate scenario with other celebrities of the film industry. Such scenarios often seek to convey obvious distasteful insinuations that target the plaintiff’s family life as well. Such distasteful videos are bound …

Bombay HC orders deletion, removal of ‘extremely disturbing and shocking’ AI morphed photos of Shilpa Shetty

Bombay HC orders deletion, removal of ‘extremely disturbing and shocking’ AI morphed photos of Shilpa Shetty

Updated on: Dec 27, 2025 08:04 am IST Shilpa Shetty had moved the high court alleging misuse of her personality rights with AI-generated morphed pictures and videos online. The Bombay High Court ruled on Friday in a plea filed by actor Shilpa Shetty against the misuse of her personality rights in the form of AI-generated morphed photos and videos online. The court termed the photos “extremely disturbing and shocking” and ordered their deletion and removal from social media platforms, providing significant relief to the actor. Shilpa Shetty got a big relief from the Bombay HC in a plea filed by her. Bombay HC rules in Shilpa Shetty’s favour Shilpa had moved the court seeking protection of her personality rights and also an order against websites and AI-generated content that allegedly carried morphed and manipulated images and videos of her. The case was heard by Justice Advait Sethna, who noted in his order that the pictures uploaded on the various sites were “prima facie extremely disturbing”. The order stated that “no personality, much less a person …

Nivetha Thomas flags AI-generated images misusing her identity, warns of legal action

Nivetha Thomas flags AI-generated images misusing her identity, warns of legal action

Updated on: Dec 17, 2025 08:46 pm IST Actors Sreeleela and Nivetha Thomas address the dangers of AI-generated content, calling for ethical use and awareness of privacy violations.  Actor Nivetha Thomas has spoken out against the circulation of AI-generated images misusing her identity, calling the practice unlawful and a serious violation of privacy. The actor took to social media to flag a manipulated image that has been widely shared online, urging users to refrain from engaging with or amplifying such content. Actors Sreeleela and Nivetha Thomas raised alarms about AI-generated content misuse. Nivetha Thomas says such content is deeply disturbing In a strongly worded post on X, Nivetha stated that she had become aware that AI-generated images and a recent photograph she had shared on her social media were being misused. “The creation and circulation of such content without consent is deeply disturbing, unacceptable, and unlawful,” she wrote, describing it as digital impersonation and a grave invasion of her privacy. Sreeleela also talked about AI-generated nonsense Earlier in the day, actor Sreeleela also addressed the …

Actor Ajay Devgn gets court relief: Delhi HC orders takedown of deepfakes, objectionable content | Delhi News

Actor Ajay Devgn gets court relief: Delhi HC orders takedown of deepfakes, objectionable content | Delhi News

The Delhi High Court Thursday protected the personality rights of actor Ajay Devgn, ordering for the takedown of deepfakes with inappropriate content as well as other content with unauthorised use of his name. Devgn joins a slew of celebrities — Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Karan Johar and Kumar Sanu — who have moved court seeking protection of their personality rights, especially with the proliferation of AI-content impersonating them and their attributes. Devgn is also seeking that YouTube be directed not to use infringing videos/material uploaded “to train any AI-Models”. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora ordered for the protection, similar to the relief granted by the court earlier to other celebrities. Devgn, apart from acting, directing and producing, and founding a visual effects studio, has claimed in his plaint that he is associated with various brands such as “Vimal, Lakhani, Amul Comfy, Pushp, Dabur Babool” etc, and is a “family friendly personality”. Among the entities that he has flagged for misusing his name and personality is a platform that purportedly claims to book an appearance …

Draft deepfake rules not practical: Industry body

Draft deepfake rules not practical: Industry body

Updated on: Nov 14, 2025 01:16 am IST IAMAI submitted its recommendations on the proposed amendments to the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules to the govt A key industry body has warned that the government’s proposed law amendments to regulate deepfakes and AI-generated content, or synthetically generated information (SGI), are “unimplementable and would undoubtedly result in large-scale disruptions to various segments of India’s digital economy.” IAMAI said in its submission that verifying user declarations on every post is neither technically feasible nor legally sound. (Shutterstock) Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Dia Mirza slams Telangana CM’s claim she posted fake, AI-generated videos of Gachibowli tree-felling: Verify your facts | Bollywood

Dia Mirza slams Telangana CM’s claim she posted fake, AI-generated videos of Gachibowli tree-felling: Verify your facts | Bollywood

Recently, there have been claims that Dia Mirza used AI-generated images and videos to support a protest by students regarding the deforestation at Kancha Gachibowli in Hyderabad. However, the actor and environmentalist has taken to social media to fire back at the Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and refute the allegations. Also read: Tree felling: SC says no activity till further orders, asks Telangana to explain compelling urgency Dia Mirza had earlier echoed the concern for the deforestation of Kancha Gachibowli. Dia Mirza claps back at Telangana over AI-generated content claims On Sunday, Dia took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to react to the accusation that she posted AI-generated images and urged the Telangana government to verify facts before making such claims. “The CM of Telangana posted a tweet yesterday. He made certain claims about the situation at Kancha Gachibowli,” she wrote in her tweet. The actor continued, “One of them was that I had used FAKE AI generated images/videos in support of the protest by students to protect biodiversity on the 400acres of …

Label campaign materials created or enhanced using AI: ECI tells pol parties | Latest News India

Label campaign materials created or enhanced using AI: ECI tells pol parties | Latest News India

Jan 16, 2025 01:39 PM IST The Election Commission of India (ECI) asked political parties to issue disclaimers in campaign ads and promotional content when they use synthetic content online and offline The Election Commission of India (ECI) has advised political parties to prominently label their campaign materials created or enhanced using artificial intelligence (AI) or other synthetic, digital means. The ECI in May 2024 asked political parties to take down deepfakes. (HT PHOTO) The advisory was issued days after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) filed cases in poll-bound Delhi against the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for using modified content showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union minister Amit Shah. “Prominent and easily discernible labelling of Al-generated content would ensure responsible and transparent campaigning and informed voters,” the ECI advisory said. It added political parties must label all images, videos, audio, or other materials generated or significantly altered using AI with labels such as “AI-generated”, “Digitally Enhanced” or “Synthetic Content”. The ECI asked political parties to issue disclaimers in campaign ads and promotional content …