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by Alec Muffett

SFLC (the “Indian EFF”) facing police action & gagging orders for tracking Indian censorship & suppression of speech

2026/11/11 12:13:27 GMT

An Indian right-wing volunteer paramilitary organisation is claiming that tracking free speech violations and suppression is tantamount to encouraging circumvention. I can’t imagine whom they think that will advantage.

On the night of 29 October, https://t.co/NhFrIS6sdb, along with @internetfreedom and @geoblockedindia, received a legal notice from an advocate purportedly acting on behalf of the RSS.

The notice takes issue with https://t.co/NhFrIS6sdb’s Free Speech Tracker, which documents… pic.twitter.com/5fhKGP9D0O
— SFLC.in (@SFLCin) October 30, 2026

Our Free Speech Tracker exists because restrictions on online expression should not go unnoticed. Every entry represents someone's speech being limited, someone's voice being taken out of a public conversation. Documenting these instances is not an attempt to help people…
— SFLC.in (@SFLCin) October 30, 2026

more/details:

https://sflc.in/sflc-in-statement-condemning-takedown-directions-affecting-digital-rights-organisations-in-india/

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SFLC (the “Indian EFF”) facing police action & gagging orders for tracking Indian censorship & suppression of speech

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