Delhi High Court Orders Google to Remove Deepfake Videos of Rajat Sharma

The Delhi High Court directed Google LLC to remove two YouTube channels within 36 hours for hosting deepfake videos infringing upon journalist Rajat Sharma’s personality rights.

The Court further ordered Google to furnish Sharma with the subscriber, contact, and monetisation details of the said channels within one week. The Court also permitted Sharma to notify Google of any future deepfake content, requiring the platform to remove such material within 48 hours of notice.

The Court emphasised that intermediaries must adopt proactive technological measures to identify and remove identical or re-uploaded content, observing that plaintiffs cannot be burdened with the continuous task of tracking online violations. 

[Rajat Sharma v. Google LLC]