Meta Removes AI-Generated Videos Depicting PM Modi After Delhi Police Notice

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Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has taken down two AI-generated videos posted by the Indian National Congress (INC) after receiving a content takedown notice from the Delhi Police. The videos, which allegedly depicted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Gautam Adani, were removed on December 18, the same day the notice was received. According to Meta's transparency report, the company restricted access to the two videos in India due to the notice, which cited Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act and Rule 3(1)(d) of the IT Rules, 2021. Meta noted that it did not consider the content to be in violation of its Community Standards, but removed it due to the legal obligation attached to the notice. This move comes amid the government's push for better disclosure of AI-generated content. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has proposed a draft amendment to the IT Rules, requiring social media companies to allow users to self-declare if the content they upload is AI-generated. Meta has been increasing its takedown of content in India in recent years. In the first six months of 2025, the company restricted access to over 16,000 items in India following takedown requests from law enforcement agencies. This includes requests from the Ministry of Home Affairs' Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) and court orders. Meta also restricted access to more than 7,500 items following directions from MeitY and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The number of takedowns has been rising, with Meta removing about 25,600 pieces of content in India across Facebook and Instagram in 2024. In 2025, that number had already crossed 28,000 by June, according to the company's disclosures.