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

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

BENGALURU, Nov ‌6 (Reuters) - 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.

(Reporting by Munsif Vengattil in Bengaluru; Editing ‌by Thomas Derpinghaus)