'No role in E20 fuel': What Gadkari claimed in suit against X, Meta before Bombay HC
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has received court permission to sue major tech platforms over AI-generated deepfakes that falsely link him to financial gains from the E20 ethanol policy. The suit aims to remove defamatory content while maintaining the right to public criticism.
Why it matters
This case highlights the growing legal challenges posed by AI-generated misinformation and the protection of public figures' reputations.
MUMBAI: Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari has claimed in a proposed civil suit before the Bombay high court that he had no role in the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme or the E20 initiative, alleging that AI-generated deepfakes and manipulated online content falsely linked him and his family to financial gains from the policy.The Bombay high court on Monday granted Gadkari permission to file the suit against Meta Platforms, Google LLC, X Corp and others, seeking removal of allegedly "false, fabricated and defamatory" AI-generated videos and digital content.According to the proposed suit, the online posts and deepfakes wrongly portray Gadkari as the driving force behind the ethanol-blending programme and allege that he and his family benefited financially from it.However, the suit asserts that the EBP programme and the E20 initiative fall exclusively under the jurisdiction of the Union ministry of petroleum and natural gas, and not the…
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