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Delhi High Court Issues Notice in Instagram “Bring Back Ballot” Case

By Drooid · Oct 28, 2026 · How we work

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Delhi High Court on October 28 2026 issued notice asking government and Meta to answer petition challenging Instagram account “Bring Back Ballot.”
The summary notes a surge of 1.95 lakh government takedown orders in five months, saying the crackdown targets criticism of government.
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke said forces removal of thousands of Instagram posts daily, fueling distrust.
Indian Express said 1.95 lakh orders blocked Instagram, Facebook, YouTube March-July 2026, averaging 1,275 daily.

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The Delhi High Court on October 28 2026 issued a notice asking government and Meta to answer petition challenging the block of Instagram’s “Bring Back Ballot” account.
The government contends the surge in blocking orders targets AI-generated deepfakes, online fraud and other content that could threaten national security and public order.
January to September 2026 the government issued 31,000 blocking orders, a 35 % rise over 2025.

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India’s digital censorship began with the 2003 creation of CERT-IN and expanded after the 2008 IT Act. The Supreme Court’s 2015 ruling upholding Section 69A let the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology issue about 2,000 blocking orders that year, a precedent the Delhi High Court cited in its October 28 2026 notice to Meta.

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Delhi High Court on October 28 2026 issued notice asking government and Meta to answer petition challenging Instagram account “Bring Back Ballot.”
The summary notes a surge of 1.95 lakh government takedown orders in five months, saying the crackdown targets criticism of government.
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke said forces removal of thousands of Instagram posts daily, fueling distrust.
Indian Express said 1.95 lakh orders blocked Instagram, Facebook, YouTube March-July 2026, averaging 1,275 daily.

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