{"slug": "hc-orders-meta-to-remove-ai-generated-photo-of-modi-with-woman-issues-notice-to", "title": "HC orders Meta to remove AI-generated photo of Modi with woman, issues notice to CJP leaders", "summary": "The Delhi High Court on Friday directed Meta to remove within 24 hours AI-generated deepfake content depicting a woman with Prime Minister Narendra Modi that was shared during July youth protests, Bar and Bench reported. The court issued notices to Cockroach Janta Party leaders named in the woman's petition and directed the Delhi Police to provide her protection after she said she had received threats to her life. The woman alleged protest organisers used an AI face-swapping tool to superimpose her face on a vulgar image alongside Modi, which was printed on banners, displayed at Jantar Mantar and shared online; her counsel said an FIR had been registered but no steps had been taken to apprehend those responsible or block the content.", "body_md": "[In court](//scroll.in/topic/51405/in-court)\n\n# HC orders Meta to remove AI-generated photo of Modi with woman, issues notice to CJP leaders\n\n## The court noted that the matter was not just about ‘one lady’ but also involved the prime minister.\n\nThe Delhi High Court on Friday directed Meta to [__remove within 24 hours__](https://www.barandbench.com/news/matter-not-of-one-lady-but-about-pm-delhi-hc-orders-takedown-of-explicit-ai-photo-of-woman-with-pm-modi-during-cjp-protest) purportedly objectionable deepfake content depicting a woman with Prime Minister Narendra Modi which was shared during the youth protests in July, *Bar and Bench* reported.\n\nThe court noted that the matter was not just about “one lady” but also involved the prime minister.\n\nThe woman has alleged that during the youth demonstrations, protest organisers had used an artificial intelligence face-swapping tool to superimpose her face on a vulgar image alongside Modi. She said that the image was printed on banners, displayed during the protest at Jantar Mantar and shared online.\n\nThe court issued notices to Cockroach Janta Party leaders named in her petition on allegations that they were involved in sharing the image.\n\nThe court also directed the Delhi Police to provide protection to the woman, who submitted that she had been receiving threats to her life.\n\nHer counsel informed the court that a first information report had already been registered in connection with the allegations. However, [__no steps__](https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/delhi-hc-directs-meta-to-immediately-remove-objectionable-morphed-photo-of-woman-with-pm/article71508478.ece) had been taken either to apprehend those responsible or to secure removal and blocking of the allegedly defamatory content, the counsel submitted.\n\nThe bench said that if the Delhi Police “are not sensitive about it this court will ensure that it becomes sensitive”, *The Hindu* reported.\n\n*Edited by Tanya Shrivastava.*\n\n*We welcome your comments at*", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/hc-orders-meta-to-remove-ai-generated-photo-of-modi-with-woman-issues-notice-to", "canonical_source": "https://scroll.in/latest/1096017/hc-orders-meta-to-remove-ai-generated-photo-of-modi-with-woman?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=public", "published_at": "2026-09-26 04:44:27+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-26 06:58:52.868589+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "generative-ai", "ai-ethics"], "entities": ["Delhi High Court", "Meta", "Narendra Modi", "Cockroach Janta Party", "Delhi Police", "Bar and Bench", "The Hindu"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/hc-orders-meta-to-remove-ai-generated-photo-of-modi-with-woman-issues-notice-to", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/hc-orders-meta-to-remove-ai-generated-photo-of-modi-with-woman-issues-notice-to.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/hc-orders-meta-to-remove-ai-generated-photo-of-modi-with-woman-issues-notice-to.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/hc-orders-meta-to-remove-ai-generated-photo-of-modi-with-woman-issues-notice-to.jsonld"}}