On June 16, 2026, the Bombay High Court granted actor Preity Zinta permission to file a civil suit against Google, Meta, X Corp, and 13 other respondents. The allegation: AI-generated deepfake videos, manipulated images, memes, and chatbot personas of her were created and circulated online without her consent, violating her personality rights, copyright, and moral rights. The order was procedural. Justice Abhay Ahuja did not rule on the merits of the case. But what he did do
