'It was an imposter': X tells HC takedown notices for IFF, SFLC not sent by Delhi Police
Social media platform X informed the Delhi High Court that takedown notices targeting the Internet Freedom Foundation and Software Freedom Law Centre were fraudulent. The company confirmed an internal investigation identified an imposter and has filed a police complaint.
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This highlights critical vulnerabilities in the legal request mechanisms used by social media platforms to censor or restrict content.
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.
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