India, Dec. 27 -- The Bombay High Court on Friday directed multiple social media platforms to take down content allegedly carrying morphed images and videos of actor Shilpa Shetty, holding that such content violated her right to privacy and dignity.

A single-judge bench of justice Advait Sethna, after perusing the material placed before it, termed the content "extremely disturbing" and observed that no individual can be portrayed in a manner that compromises their fundamental right to privacy and the right to live with dignity.

Shetty had approached the high court on November 25 seeking protection of her personality rights, including her name, voice, image, signature, likeness and other identifying attributes. The suit, filed through ad...