Delhi High Court orders removal of six AI posts about Gupta

The Delhi High Court on November 6 ordered social-media platforms to remove six AI-generated posts depicting Chief Minister Rekha Gupta as a liquor vendor and in related portrayals, granting interim relief in her defamation suit against the Aam Aadmi Party and other defendants.

Justice Manoj Jain directed the intermediaries to take down five posts on X and one on Facebook. The court also issued summons to AAP and the other defendants. The next hearing is scheduled for December 4, 2026.

Gupta’s suit alleges that material published through AAP’s official social-media accounts showed her as a liquor vendor, hawker and delivery agent, and as the head of a purported “Har Har Rekha” or “Ghar Ghar Theka” scheme. Her legal action seeks a permanent injunction against circulation of the content; she also sought damages, according to the court reporting.

The judge distinguished political criticism and satire from portrayals he said attacked personal dignity. The court said political parties may criticise government policies, decisions and administrative actions, but that offensive depictions of Gupta using AI-generated content did not qualify as permissible political satire. It also...