India, July 13 -- The Delhi High Court (HC) has reportedly passed a John Doe order directing Meta to take down multiple Facebook URLs allegedly hosting Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited's (ZEEL) unauthorised content.

For context, a John Doe order is issued to curb intellectual property (IP) infringement by unidentified individuals or entities. Such orders have been used to take down unauthorised online streams, curb movie piracy, and block deepfakes and impersonation content.

According to a Live Law report, Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani passed the ex parte ad interim order in a copyright infringement suit filed by Zee against several Facebook profiles accused of illegally uploading and hosting its content.

Zee alleged that users we...