Police in Hyderabad, India, registered a criminal case against Arun Srinivas, head of Meta India. The case follows complaints about videos of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Facebook and Instagram. Complainants allege multiple AI-generated and digitally manipulated videos portrayed the Prime Minister in a derogatory, obscene, and misleading manner.
Individuals, including an activist from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), filed the legal complaints. Naming a senior executive personally is a rare step. This move escalates ongoing tensions between the Indian government and Meta regarding the platform's content moderation policies. The action underscores growing regulatory risks for global technology firms operating in India.