Authorities Blocked Nearly 35 Pak-Based YouTube Channels, 2 Websites Over Anti-India Content, Fake News
Authorities Blocked Nearly 35 Pak-Based YouTube Channels, 2 Websites Over Anti-India Content, Fake News
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has ordered the blocking of 35 YouTube channels and two websites which were running anti-India propaganda and spreading fake news "in a coordinated manner".
These websites and YouTube channels were being operated from Pakistan, I&B Secretary Apurva Chandra told a press conference on Friday.
Indian intelligence agencies were closely monitoring these social media accounts and websites and flagged them to the ministry for immediate action, he added.
" Vide five separate orders issued under rule 16 of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, the Ministry has ordered to block these Pakistan-based social media accounts and websites," the ministry said in a statement later.
The orders were issued on Thursday.
