3 weeks ago
Delhi High Court Protects Tabu's Personality Rights From AI Deepfakes
Tabu is a very famous movie actress from India.
Some people online used her name, pictures and voice without asking her.
Some even used computers to make fake videos and pictures of her that were not nice.
Tabu asked a big court in New Delhi for help.
The court agreed with her and said these things must stop.
It told big internet companies like Google, Meta, X and Reddit to remove the bad posts.
The companies have a short time, 36 hours, to take the posts down.
The court also said the companies must share information about who made the bad posts.
The court's protection will last until the next meeting on December 7, 2026.
This helps keep famous people safe from fake computer-made videos.
The Delhi High Court granted an ex-parte interim injunction protecting Bollywood actor Tabu's personality and publicity rights.
The order covers misuse of her name, image, voice and likeness through AI, generative AI, deepfakes, face morphing and GIFs.
Google, Meta, X, Reddit, eBay and other platforms were directed to remove or disable more than 150 identified URLs within 36 hours.
Tabu alleged fake event-booking accounts, unauthorised merchandise, a fabricated public statement and AI-generated obscene content exploited her identity.
The court also ordered platforms and GoDaddy to disclose Basic Subscriber Information and IP logs; the suit returns on December 7, 2026.
- Who
- Bollywood actor Tabu (Tabassum Jamal Hashmi), who filed the suit, and Justice Jyoti Singh of the Delhi High Court, who granted the injunction.
- What
- An ex-parte interim injunction protecting Tabu's name, image, voice and likeness from unauthorised use including AI deepfakes, with orders to take down more than 150 URLs across Google, Meta, X, Reddit and eBay.
- Where
- New Delhi, India — at the Delhi High Court.
- When
- Platforms were ordered to comply within 36 hours and the publisher within three days; the next hearing is set for December 7, 2026 (the exact date of the order is not stated in the articles).
- Why
- Tabu alleged her identity was commercially exploited through fake event-booking accounts, unauthorised merchandise, a fabricated statement and AI-generated obscene content, causing reputational and commercial harm.
Key facts
- Court
- Delhi High Court
- Presiding Judge
- Justice Jyoti Singh
- Plaintiff
- Tabu (Tabassum Jamal Hashmi)
- Relief Granted
- Ex-parte ad-interim injunction
- URLs Ordered for Takedown
- More than 150
- Compliance Deadline
- Within 36 hours of receiving the order; publisher within 3 days
- Platforms Directed
- Google LLC, Meta Platforms Inc., X Corp., Reddit Inc., eBay Inc., GoDaddy
- Next Hearing
- December 7, 2026
Sources
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