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Chandigarh, Oct 24 (IANS) A Mohali court in Punjab on Friday directed major social media platforms including meta platforms Facebook and Instagram, YouTube, X Corp and Telegram to remove objectionable videos targeting Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann within 24 hours of receiving the court order.
The court attached a list of 166 specific URLs from these platforms. Judicial Magistrate (First Class) Manpreet Kaur, in her order, directed the platforms to “remove the content in respect of the specific URLs mentioned”.
“The alleged objectionable material is directed to be removed immediately and in any case within 24 hours of receipt of the court order.”
The court acted on an application filed by the state cyber crime department, Mohali, which argued that the fabricated content, potentially AI-generated, was obscene, and had a tendency to disturb public order.
The court also issued a specific direction to Google (search engine) to ensure that the objectionable content is made non-searchable by de-indexing and de-referencing.
Further, all platforms have been directed to preserve all information and records related to objectionable content to prevent destruction of evidence.
The fake video was reportedly circulated from the account of Canadian resident Jagman Samra. After the video went viral, a case was registered against Samra.
Meanwhile, while the content was initially removed from Samra’s account, the court said “some mischievous persons have started re-uploading or circulating the same or substantially similar objectionable content on various other platforms”, leading to a comprehensive list of 166 links submitted to the court.
The order warned the intermediaries that failure to comply with the directions would result in them being deprived of immunity from liability under the IT Act, paving the way for legal action against them.
–IANS
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