India, Nov. 7 -- Social media platform X has informed the Delhi High Court that takedown notices purportedly issued by the Delhi Police against digital rights organisations Software Freedom Law Center, India (SFLC.in) and the Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) were submitted by an impostor. Following the disclosure and X's assurance that the organisations' accounts would not be restricted on the basis of these notices, the court disposed of the petitions challenging the takedown requests.

During proceedings on 6 November 2026, X's counsel informed Justice Amit Mahajan that an internal investigation had established that the disputed requests did not originate from the Delhi Police. The platform also told the court that it had lodged a comp...