The Delhi high court on Monday granted interim protection for the personality rights of podcaster and influencer Raj Shamani, who claimed his name, image, voice, and online presence are being widely misused on the internet.
Shamani, who has 13.2 million subscribers on YouTube and hosts the Figuring Out With Raj Shamani podcast, moved the court, claiming videos on social media wrongly show him endorsing betting platforms and questionable cryptocurrency schemes. Also Read | As Delhi gasps for breath, its professionals flee. Air purifiers fill the gap.
The plea said hashtags such as #rajshamani and #figuringout are being used to drive traffic to unrelated content, creating a false impression of association.
Further, it highlighted YouTube channels that repost his interviews after re

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