Chennai: The cybercrime wing of the Tamil Nadu Police has issued an urgent notice to social media platform X Corp (formerly Twitter), directing the immediate removal of 18 specific URLs over alleged “unlawful content”.
The notice, dated May 8, was issued under Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act and the IT Rules, 2021. Authorities said the flagged content is “provocative and politically sensitive” in nature and could disturb public order by encouraging unlawful assemblies.
Officials stated that the posts in question could adversely affect law and order and may even lead to potential loss of life or damage to property.
According to sources, most of the accounts identified on X have been sharing short videos and other content critical of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK).
The cybercrime wing has instructed X Corp to suspend or block the identified accounts and URLs within three hours of receiving the notice.
With PTI inputs