Modi govt cracks down on 22 YouTube channels with 4 Pakistani accounts | Modi government orders blocking of 22 indian and pakistani youtube based news channels
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The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has ordered the blocking of 22 YouTube channels, three Twitter accounts, a Facebook account and a news website, using the power of emergency under the IT Rules 2021.
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New Delhi: Ministry of Information and BroadcastingIT Rules 2021(Using the power of internal emergency, 22 YouTube channels, three Twitter)Twitter) Accounts, a Facebook account and a news website have been ordered to be blocked. Blocked YouTube (YouTube) The channel had a total viewership of 260 million. These accounts and channels were used to spread sensitive and false information on social media as well as to spread false news related to India’s security, foreign policy and public order. This is the first time that action has been taken against Indian YouTube channels based on IT Rules 2021.
The government had issued notification of IT Rules 2021 in February last year. According to the latest blocking order, 18 Indian and 4 Pakistani YouTube channels have been banned.
This YouTube channel was used to spread false news on various issues. In particular, fake posts were being posted by these channels on issues like Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir and misinformation was being shared on them. Meanwhile. Anti-India content posted on various social media accounts has also been blocked. The investigation also found that a large amount of misinformation about the situation in Ukraine was shared through the Indian YouTube channel. The posts were posted on these channels with the intention of affecting India’s relations with other countries.
Which channels are banned?
ARP News, AOP News, LDC News, Sarkari Babu, SS ZONE Hindi, Smart News, News23 Hindi, Online Khabar, DP news, PKB News, Kisan Tak, Borana News, Sarkari News Update, Bharat Mausam, RJ ZONE 6, Exam Report , Digi Gurukul,
Action taken Pakistani channels
Duniya Mery Aagy, Ghulam Nabi Madni, HAQEEQAT TV, HAQEEQAT TV 2.0
Websites: Dunya Mere Aagy
Social media account
Twitter – Ghulam Nabi Madni, Dunya Mery Aagy, Haqeeqat TV
Facebook – Dunya Mery Aagy
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