To combat the rampant weaponization of edited judicial footage, the Supreme Court has barred the unauthorized extraction and monetization of its livestreamed proceedings on social media. Crucially, the bench explicitly protected the rights of the press, noting the embargo does not extend to legitimate news reporting.
The Bharat Media Association supports this balanced approach. Unregulated social media deepfakes and selectively clipped courtroom videos have been weaponized by IT cells to assassinate the character of judges and lawyers. This directive successfully preserves courtroom transparency for professional journalists while decisively curbing the viral spread of malicious, manufactured judicial misinformation.
