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X Says Takedown Notices Targeting Indian Free-Speech Groups Were Fake

Digital rights groups say the notices were fabricated, as an investigation found a sender email created hours earlier and police takedown requests that X later disclosed.

  • Social media platform X told an Indian court on Friday that takedown notices targeting prominent free-speech groups were fake.
  • Digital rights groups including the Internet Freedom Foundation and Software Freedom Law Centre received notices on October 30 purportedly from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh , sparking an online storm.
  • X disclosed receiving an "illegal content report" from Delhi Police, allegedly sent by Special Commissioner Hargobiner Singh Dhaliwal, citing Section 356 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita ; a police official told Scroll the communication was fabricated.
  • The IFF and SFLC appeared before the Delhi High Court on Thursday to formally challenge the takedown notices after repeatedly questioning the authenticity with Delhi Police.
  • A Scroll investigation revealed the emails originated from an address likely created October 29, suggesting an elaborate hoax that misled the rights groups, the RSS, and Delhi Police.
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