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Owned by Medianama129 betting websites blocked on fake court orders: Who verifies orders before the govt acts?
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Police are probing a case in which 129 betting websites were blocked after telecom authorities forwarded purported High Court orders to internet service providers. The orders, allegedly from the Allahabad and Rajasthan High Courts, have been declared fake by the courts. Investigators suspect the documents may have been fabricated using artificial intelligence. The Department of Telecommunications also asked the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to act on one of the orders. The inquiry aims to identify who created and circulated the forged documents.
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The fake court orders from Allahabad High Court and Rajasthan HC were forwarded to internet service providers by the telecom department asking them to block the betting websites. DoT also asked MeitY to act on the order in one case. The post 129 betting websites blocked on fake court orders: Who…
