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India blocked 129 betting sites on two forged high court orders, Reuters finds

India blocked 129 betting sites on two forged high court orders, Reuters finds

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The Indian government directed internet providers to block 129 betting websites after receiving two high‑court orders that Reuters later identified as fabricated. The orders, purportedly from the Allahabad and Rajasthan High Courts, were sent to ISPs by the telecom department, and the Department of Telecommunications asked the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to act on one of them. Reuters’ finding of falsified orders has led to at least one police investigation, and there have been questions about whether artificial intelligence was used to create the fake documents.

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India's Department of Telecommunications ordered internet providers to block 129 betting websites this year on the strength of two state high court orders that do not exist, according to an investigation by Reuters' Munsif Vengattil and Aditya Kalra, published on Wednesday. The findings have led to…

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

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    India blocked 129 betting sites on two forged high court orders, Reuters finds

    India's Department of Telecommunications ordered internet providers to block 129 betting websites this year on the strength of two state high court orders that do not exist, according to an investigation by Reuters' Munsif Vengattil and Aditya Kalra, published on Wednesday. The findings have led to…

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