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Aaradhya Bachchan Takes Legal Action Against Google: Details Here

The Delhi High Court has sought a response from Google after Aaradhya Bachchan urged the court to decide on her plea to remove misleading content about her health without hearing from YouTube channels that failed to respond to the case.

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Aaradhya Bachchan Files Lawsuit, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan On Fake News

The Delhi High Court has sought a response from Google after Aaradhya Bachchan urged the court to decide on her plea to remove misleading content about her health without hearing from YouTube channels that failed to respond to the case. Aaradhya, daughter of actors Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan, had earlier filed a lawsuit with her father, challenging false reports about her health. Justice Mini Pushkarna issued a notice on her application, requesting to proceed ex parte as the defendants had not appeared in the matter. The case is scheduled for a hearing on March 17.

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What is the plea about?

The application for a "summary judgment" is part of an ongoing lawsuit. The court had previously issued an interim order on April 20, 2023, restricting multiple YouTube channels from spreading misleading claims about Aaradhya’s health. The court strongly criticized such disinformation, stating, "Spreading such disinformation about a child reflected morbid perversity."

Google was instructed to remove videos falsely alleging that Aaradhya was "critically ill" or "no more." The court also summoned channels such as Bollywood Time, Bolly Pakora, Bolly Samosa, and Bollywood Shine, stating that there was "a prima facie case for granting interim relief" to prevent further harm.

Allegations in the lawsuit

The lawsuit claimed that certain YouTube videos shared "absolutely false" information about Aaradhya’s health and personal life, causing damage to the Bachchan family’s reputation. It argued that the Bachchan family name, being "protectable as a trademark," symbolized "the highest virtues."

The lawsuit further alleged that the misleading content violated Aaradhya’s privacy and was created solely for "shock value, overnight popularity," and financial gain.

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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan On Fake News

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan told the media that she thinks it is wonderful that a member of the media only acknowledged that fake news exists. That gives her enormous hope that the media will not continue to do that, certainly. She also mentioned how the negative impact of false writing and called it insensitive and unnecessary. The  actor added that she was thankful for members of their media for their support and for acknowledging that fake news is an issue.

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