New Delhi: A plea was mentioned before the Delhi High Court on Wednesday against the circulation of deep fake videos during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
A bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet PS Arora agreed to list the matter for hearing on Thursday if the petition is in order.
Senior advocate Jayant Mehta, while mentioning the plea for an urgent hearing, said it was being filed by a lawyers' body seeking directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to stop the circulation of deepfake videos during elections.
Explaining the urgency, the lawyer said general elections are going on deepfake videos are being circulated and they have also given representation to the ECI.
The bench said social media platforms now have grievance redressal officers and sought to know whether the petitioners have approached them. The counsel said they had done whatever they could.
He said by the time action is taken and such videos are removed, the damage is already done as the response time is between 24 and 48 hours. The bench said it will examine the issue and hear it on Thursday.
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