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'It was an imposter': X tells HC takedown notices for IFF, SFLC not sent by Delhi Police

By · Via Times of India · Published by Everything Blog

In short

Social media platform X informed the Delhi High Court that removal demands against the Internet Freedom Foundation and the Software Freedom Law Centre originated from an imposter. During the hearing before Justice Amit Mahajan, counsel confirmed that the organizations' accounts will not be suspended. X has since filed a formal complaint with the Delhi Police to identify the person impersonating authorities, prompting the court to dispose of the petitions.

Key points

  • The Delhi High Court officially disposed of the petitions following confirmations provide…: The Delhi High Court officially disposed of the petitions following confirmations provided by the social media platform.
  • Platforms face serious procedural vulnerabilities regarding the authentication of legal c…: Platforms face serious procedural vulnerabilities regarding the authentication of legal content removal notices from supposed authorities.
  • The targeted organizations will maintain their online presence after the platform uncover…: The targeted organizations will maintain their online presence after the platform uncovered the imposter's deceptive actions.

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‘Imposter’ posed as Delhi police to seek blocking of IFF, SFLC accounts, X tells HC

Social media platform X told the Delhi high court on Friday that notices directing it to block the accounts of the Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) and the Software Freedom Law Centre (SFLC) had been sent by an imposter and not the Delhi Police.The submission was made before Justice Amit Mahajan, who was hearing petitions filed by IFF and SFLC challenging the notices purportedly issued by the Delhi Police to block their social media handles.X's counsel told the court that the platform had conducted an internal investigation and found that the notices were sent by an imposter. The counsel also informed the court that X had filed a complaint with the Delhi Police against the person responsible and that the accounts of IFF and SFLC would not be taken down.

"It was an imposter. We have done an internal investigation and it turn out this was an imposter. We have filed a complaint with Delhi Police," the counsel stated.The court disposed of the petitions after taking…

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