The Delhi High Court has ordered Meta to take down fake news and obscene content posted online against actor and BJP Member of Parliament Kangana Ranaut. The order came during the latest hearing of her plea seeking the protection of her personality rights. The court has earlier passed similar orders concerning several celebrities.

Kangana Ranaut gets personality protection

The bench of Justice Vikas Mahajan passed the interim order on October 8. The court directed Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, to take down any infringing material flagged by Ranaut within 72 hours. The Court also ordered the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and the Department of Telecommunications (MEITY) to issue directions to the concerned Internet Service Providers and Telecom Service Providers to block access to websites hosting any such content within the same time frame.