Bombay HC orders removal of Preity Zinta’s deepfakes, morphed images; says their misuse ‘affects her fundamental rights’
Actor Preity Zinta secured a major legal victory at the Bombay High Court on Wednesday, as the court ordered the removal of all deepfakes, morphed images, fake videos, and other unauthorised online content featuring her. The court held that the misuse of such content infringes on a person’s fundamental rights. Preity Zinta has secured a major legal victory concerning her personality rights. Preity Zinta gets relief from Bombay HC On Wednesday, a single-judge bench of Justice Madhav Jamdar not only gave relief to Preity but also reminded online platforms of their due diligence obligations under the Information Technology Rules. The court also raised the issue of intermediaries’ role in tackling such content, as even their platforms were being misused. “If the intermediaries start taking action, such type of offenders will stop. Otherwise, you are part of affecting fundamental rights of the citizens of this country,” the HC said. The court ordered the immediate takedown of all such unauthorised and fake images and videos of Preity uploaded on various platforms. The court held that a prima …
