BCI lays down social media norms for law students, advocates
Bar Council of India issues social media norms for law students, advocates, and legal interns
- The Bar Council of India is the statutory regulator of the legal profession in India.
- The circular applies to advocates, law students, and legal interns.
- The Bar Council of India circular bans AI-generated images, deepfake videos, and voice-cloned recordings in the legal context.
What happened
The Bar Council of India has issued a circular laying down strict social media norms for advocates, law students, and legal interns. The circular treats courtroom dignity, professional confidentiality, and truthful legal communication as the central concerns.
The circular bars content that sensationalises court proceedings or judicial work. It also prohibits making reels, videos, or promotional material inside court premises, courtrooms, corridors, bar rooms, chambers, or judicial buildings in a way that undermines dignity and decorum.
UPSC may examine the Bar Council of India’s regulatory powers, the ethics of courtroom publicity, and the wider challenge of curbing deepfakes and misleading digital legal content without undermining legitimate legal education or public communication.
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