Plea against circulation of deep fake videos during LS polls filed in Delhi HC

New Delhi: A case against the dissemination of deepfake videos amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections was brought before the Delhi High Court on Wednesday. If the petition is in order, a bench consisting of Justice Manmeet PS Arora and Acting Chief Justice Manmohan decided to list the matter for Thursday.

Senior advocate Jayant Mehta, while mentioning the plea for an urgent hearing, said it was being filed by a lawyers' body seeking directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to stop the circulation of deepfake videos during elections.

Explaining the urgency, the lawyer said general elections are going on deepfake videos are being circulated and they have also given representation to the ECI.

The bench said social media platforms now have grievance redressal officers and sought to know whether the petitioners have approached them.

The counsel said they had done whatever they could.

He said by the time action is taken and such videos are removed, the damage is already done as the response time is between 24 and 48 hours.

The bench said it will examine the issue and hear it on Thursday.

With PTI inputs