Delhi High Court Grants Tabu Protection From AI Misuse, Orders Removal of 150+ URLs
The court said Tabu’s name, image and voice have distinctiveness and ordered platforms to disclose subscriber and IP log details.
- On Monday, August 10, 2026, the Delhi High Court granted an ex-parte interim injunction protecting Bollywood actor Tabu, born Tabassum Jamal Hashmi, from unauthorized use of her name, voice, image and personality attributes across digital platforms.
- Tabu sought legal protection after discovering her identity exploited through fabricated event-booking accounts, unauthorized merchandise, and AI-generated deepfakes and face morphing that infringed her privacy and commercial interests.
- Justice Jyoti Singh ordered Google, Meta, X, and Reddit to remove over 150 identified URLs within 36 hours, preventing further unauthorized dissemination of the actor's protected attributes across platforms.
- In a significant directive, the Court ordered Google, Meta, X, Reddit, and GoDaddy to disclose Basic Subscriber Information and IP log details to help Tabu identify individuals exploiting her digital persona.
- Defendants must file written statements within 30 days, with the discovery application returnable on December 7, 2026, while the interim injunction remains in force pending the commercial suit's resolution.
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Delhi HC restrains misuse of Tabu’s name, image; orders takedown of AI-generated obscene content
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Delhi High Court gives interim relief to Tabu for plea regarding personality rights, directs online platforms to remove obscene, AI generated content targetting her
The Delhi High Court has granted interim protection to Tabu against the unauthorised use of her name, image and other personality attributes, directin.
Delhi High Court grants Tabu protection from AI misuse, orders removal of 150+ URLs
The Delhi High Court has granted Tabu an ex-parte interim injunction shielding her name, image, voice and other personality attributes from unauthorised use, including through Artificial Intelligence, deepfakes, face morphing and other digital technologies, according to ANI.Court orders removal across platforms Justice Jyoti Singh, who heard the actor’s petition, directed Google, Meta, X and Reddit to take down or disable a large number of URLs …
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