Hyderabad cybercrime police book Meta India head over posts targeting PM Modi
Hyderabad police have registered a case against Meta India head Arun Srinivas following complaints about AI-generated, derogatory content targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The content allegedly circulated during recent student protests, prompting concerns about misinformation and public order.
Why it matters
This case underscores the increasing legal pressure on social media platforms in India to moderate AI-generated misinformation and defamatory content regarding public officials.
The Hyderabad Cyber Crime police have registered cases against Meta India head Arun Srinivas and several Facebook and Instagram accounts over allegedly morphed and AI-generated posts targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi that were circulated on social media during the recent Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led protest against the alleged NEET paper leak.
The cases were registered following complaints filed by S. Aravind Reddy, a businessman, and T. Saikiran Goud, a Telangana BJP activist. The complainants alleged that while browsing Instagram they came across multiple morphed and digitally manipulated videos and images portraying the Prime Minister in an obscene, derogatory and misleading manner.
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