The Bombay High Court has mandated an immediate removal of offensive and defamatory posts from social media, labeling them as abusive and obscene. Justice Arif Doctor emphasized the need for online platforms like Meta, X Corp, and Google LLC to act. The court also inquired about their procedures for voluntary content removal and scheduled a follow-up hearing in four weeks.

The bench questioned platforms like Meta, X Corp and Google LLC if they had any mechanism to take down such posts without the person having to approach court. | India News

The Bombay High Court directed the takedown of deepfake and AI-generated defamatory content falsely linking Union Minister Nitin Gadkari to the E20 ethanol-blending programme.