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SC judge voices concern over online harassment, says deepfake tech raises privacy invasion alarms

IndiaTimes Saturday, 9 December 2023
Supreme Court judge Justice Hima Kohli on Saturday voiced her concern over the rising trend of sexual harassment through social media and said the emergence of deepfake technology is ground-breaking but it also raises alarms regarding privacy invasion, security risks and propagation of misinformation.Speaking at a function on the topic of harassment and discrimination, Justice Kohli said that in the contemporary digital landscape, the meteoric rise of social media has not only transformed the way people communicate but has also reshaped the contours of harassment, particularly gender-based power abuses.
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On Wednesday, the Supreme Court unequivocally rejected the "unconditional apology" tendered by Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna regarding the deceptive advertisements linked to Patanjali's medicinal goods. Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah, presiding over the bench, sharply criticised Patanjali, characterising their behaviour as "intentional, calculated, and persistent breaches" of the court's directives. #Patanjali #SC #BabaRamdev #Balkrishna #MisleadingAdvertisement #LegalAction #SupremeCourtVerdict #ApologyRejected #Accountability #Justice ~PR.152~ED.194~GR.123~

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