‘Imposter’, not Delhi Police, sent ‘notices’ to take down IFF, SLFC accounts: X tells HC

What happened: X told the Delhi High Court that purported notices directing it to block the accounts of Internet Freedom Foundation and Software Freedom Law Centre were sent by an imposter, not the Delhi Police. Why it matters: The court disposed of the pleas filed by the two digital rights groups after X's submission. The groups had approached the court because police did not respond when they tried to confirm whether the notices were genuine. Key numbers: The groups went public on October 30 with purported notices received in the name of the RSS.

X told the Delhi High Court that purported notices directing it to block the accounts of Internet Freedom Foundation and Software Freedom Law Centre were sent by an imposter, not the Delhi Police.

The court disposed of the pleas filed by the two digital rights groups after X's submission. The groups had approached the court because police did not respond when they tried to confirm whether the notices were genuine. Key numbers: The groups went public on October 30 with purported notices received in the name of the RSS.