X says takedown notices targeting Indian free-speech groups were fake

FILE PHOTO: Teenagers pose for a photo while holding smartphones in front of a X logo in this illustration taken September 11, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

FILE PHOTO: Teenagers pose for a photo while holding smartphones in front of a X logo in this illustration taken September 11, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

BENGALURU, Nov 6 : X, the social media platform, told an Indian court on Friday that takedown notices purportedly issued by Delhi Police targeting prominent free-speech groups were fake.

The Internet Freedom Foundation and India's Software Freedom ​Law Center, called SFLC.in, had previously said a purported notice from police in New Delhi asked X to remove their ​accounts, accusing them of defaming a Hindu nationalist group linked to ‌India's ruling party.

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