From Taylor Swift to Bollywood, stars turn to the civil courts to fight deepfakes - The Conversation

Deepfakes are prompting legal action, with victims turning to tort law to seek damages and injunctions against harmful content. These civil claims allow individuals to act without state intervention, focusing on damages and blocking access to the material.

What happened

Bollywood actors Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Anil Kapoor used tort law to shut down websites and online platforms hosting deepfakes. These included fake pornographic videos and chatbots. The Indian courts emphasized that deepfakes infringe on victims’ "right to live with dignity," linking tort principles to constitutional protections for "life and liberty."