Kerala Police Files Case Against X for AI Video on Modi

Kerala Police have filed a case against social media platform X and a user account for sharing an AI-generated video that allegedly misleads the public by depicting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Election Commission of India in a defamatory light. The first information report was registered late Wednesday at the Cyber Crime Police Station in Thiruvananthapuram, as the state prepares for assembly elections on April 9.

Authorities from the Kerala Police Cyber Operations Wing stated that the 1-minute-17-second video, posted by the account Laxmi N Raju under the handle @valiant_Raju, uses artificial intelligence to show the prime minister and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in a fabricated interaction suggesting collusion between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the poll body. The content was flagged through official channels, including the Election Commission, which expressed concerns that it could erode public trust in constitutional institutions and influence voter perceptions during a sensitive electoral period.

The case invokes sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including those addressing intentional insult, forgery, statements conducive to public mischief,...