Mumbai: A BJP social media functionary has lodged a case with the Maharashtra nodal cyber police alleging that during the protest held by students, several social media accounts circulated a morphed or AI-generated video of Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal, along with objectionable content targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The nodal cyber police have registered an FIR under various sections of defamation and the Information Technology Act and are trailing the social media account holders.According to the complaint lodged by Beena Gogri, a Facebook account named “Maharashtra Dharma” shared a video carrying a caption claiming that Goyal had called for protesters to be hanged publicly. Gogri alleged that the video showed Goyal making objectionable remarks. She said she subsequently compared the clip with an original video posted with a news agency and concluded that the circulated video had allegedly been digitally manipulated or generated using artificial intelligence.She also flagged several other social media posts. These allegedly included a morphed photograph of PM Narendra Modi shared through a Facebook account, an objectionable video circulated on Instagram and another video containing abusive remarks against the PM.Gogri alleged that the posts were being circulated with the intention of spreading false information, creating disaffection among members of the public and insulting persons holding constitutional positions.
