Social Media Guidelines Issued for Advocates, Law Students and Interns; Promotional Reels and AI Misuse Restricted: Bar Council of India

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has issued a comprehensive circular dated 17 July 2026 introducing detailed social media guidelines for advocates, law students, interns and legal professionals. The circular has been issued in view of the growing use of social media platforms for creating promotional legal content, courtroom reels, edited videos, AI-generated material and other digital content that may affect the dignity of the legal profession and the administration…