Overview
- Baba Ramdev filed a suit seeking to restrain unauthorised use of his name, image, voice and likeness for commercial gain, alleging AI-generated deepfakes and doctored content including false endorsements.
- Justice Jyoti Singh directed both sides to furnish a specific list of disputed links and posts and set the matter for further hearing on February 18.
- X argued that political commentary, satire, fair comment and public speech are protected, reporting that it suspended 14 of 16 flagged accounts while leaving a parody handle and a renamed account active.
- Meta said it disabled access to 3 of 18 URLs, identified 10 as news reports and described the remainder as satire, contending that global blocking or takedowns of reporting are unwarranted.
- Platform counsel warned that indiscriminate removals in personality-rights cases could chill free speech and hinder fact-checks, as Ramdev’s counsel sought takedown of content he says is disparaging or misleading.