Swiss parliamentarian has to pay damages for fake video
Swiss parliamentarian of the Swiss People’s Party has to pay almost CHF4,000 ($4,705) for a fake video featuring fellow parliamentarian of the Green Party.
Swiss parliamentarian Andreas Glarner of the Swiss People’s Party has to pay almost CHF4,000 ($4,705) for a fake video featuring parliamentarian Sibel Arslan of the Green Party. Glarner published the video, which was created using artificial intelligence, on October 16, last year – shortly before the national elections – on X, formerly Twitter, and on Instagram.
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In the video entitled “If Sibel Arslan were honest”, a fake parliamentarian makes political statements that contradict Arslan’s actual beliefs. The Green politician then took Glarner to court and sued for violation of her personal rights.
The decision of the Basel civil court, which is available to the Keystone-SDA news agency, dates from November 20, 2023 and is now legally binding, as Glarner did not defend himself legally in the proceedings.
The previous super-provisional measure imposed by the civil court on October 17, 2023, according to which Glarner had to delete the video and was no longer allowed to distribute it, was also confirmed.
CHF1,500 of the total CHF3,842.50 that the parliamentarian from canton Aargau has to pay will go towards the costs of the proceedings, with the remainder going to Arslan to cover his legal fees. The Tamedia newspaper group were the first to report on the court decision.
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