Case Filed Against Meta India Chief Over Posts Targeting PM Image

HYDERABAD-Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police have registered cases against Meta India head Arun Srinivas and several Facebook and Instagram accounts over the alleged circulation of morphed and objectionable videos and images targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the recent Cockroach Janta Party protests over the NEET paper leak.

The cases were registered on complaints filed by businessman S. Aravind Reddy and Telangana BJP activist T. Saikiran Goud.

The complainants alleged that while browsing Instagram they came across multiple digitally manipulated and AI-generated videos and images portraying the Prime Minister in an obscene, derogatory and misleading manner.

“The comments contain offensive language, ridicule, and indecent remarks directed at the Hon’ble Prime Minister and other individuals depicted in the manipulated content, thereby amplifying the offensive nature of the posts and encouraging their wider circulation and engagement. The above content appears to have been digitally altered or AI-generated and circulated on social media,” the complaints stated.

The complainants further alleged that the content had the potential to mislead the public, spread misinformation, incite hatred or public unrest, outrage public decency, defame public figures, disturb public order and promote hostility among different sections of society. (IANS)