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

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)

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