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Centre Issued 129 Website Takedown Directions Based On Fake HC Orders

Centre Issued 129 Website Takedown Directions Based On Fake HC Orders

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India’s government directed internet providers to block 129 betting websites after receiving two state high‑court orders that Reuters later identified as fake. The bogus orders, purportedly from the Allahabad and Rajasthan High Courts, were sent to ISPs by the telecom department, with the Department of Telecommunications also asking the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to act in one case. Police have opened an investigation into who created and circulated the forged documents, and there are suggestions that artificial intelligence may have been used in producing the fake orders.

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India's government ordered internet providers to block 129 illegal betting websites this year based on two state high court orders that Reuters has found were fake, findings that have ​triggered at least one police investigation.

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First reported by Hindustan Times at 12:52 UTC on 11 Nov.

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    Did AI help fake High Court orders? 129 betting websites blocked, police investigate

    A case of alleged judicial document forgery has come to light after 129 betting websites were blocked on the basis of purported High Court orders that the courts have since declared fake. Police are investigating who created and circulated the documents, with the possible use of artificial…

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  7. Deccan Chronicle Deccan Chronicle Holdings Current article

    Centre Issued 129 Website Takedown Directions Based On Fake HC Orders

    India's government ordered internet providers to block 129 illegal betting websites this year based on two state high court orders that Reuters has found were fake, findings that have ​triggered at least one police investigation.

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  • India Today Living Media India
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