Kerala’s cyber police have reportedly sought the removal of around 40 AI-generated videos that were critical of Chief Minister V D Satheesan and other UDF ministers.
According to reports, the videos covered several issues, including the power crisis in the state. One AI-generated video showing Satheesan dancing with KSEB workers went viral and had received around 1.8 crore views before Meta restricted it for viewers in India.
Sources in the cyber wing said the videos were taken down because their creators had not clearly disclosed that the content was synthetic. Such disclosure is required under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules.
The reported takedowns have raised wider questions around AI-generated political content, platform moderation and creative freedom. Satheesan has said the viral AI dance video brought him personal joy, while also acknowledging that such content involves legal issues.
