X Says Imposter Sent Notices Targeting IFF and SFLC

X told the Delhi High Court that purported takedown notices seeking action against the Internet Freedom Foundation and Software Freedom Law Centre were sent by an imposter, not Delhi Police. The platform said it had filed a police complaint to identify the sender and assured the court it would not block the organisations’ accounts on the basis of those notices. The court disposed of the organisations’ petitions after recording X’s position. X’s counsel said an internal investigation found that the notices did not originate from Delhi Police. The finding and complaint were presented as X’s statements in court; the reports do not provide independent technical findings or establish whether police have identified the sender. The petitions challenged notices that purportedly came from the Special Commissioner of Police, Crime. According to the organisations’ filings, one notice, dated October 31, concerned posts about a legal notice said to have been issued in the name of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. A second, dated November 2, listed 40 URLs and sought action against posts and accounts. The second notice reportedly included 37 posts and the accounts of IFF, SFLC and Geo...