Digital Desk: The government has blocked 22 YouTube channels for
spreading misinformation related to national security, foreign relations and
public order.
For spreading misinformation concerning national security,
foreign relations, and public order, the government has blocked 22 YouTube
channels.
Under the IT Rules, 2021, 18 Indian YouTube news channels have
been blocked for the first time. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has
also blocked four Pakistani YouTube news channels.
The government said in
a statement that multiple YouTube channels were used to post fake news about
the Indian armed forces, Jammu and Kashmir, etc. The content ordered to be blocked
also included some anti-India content posted from multiple accounts controlled
by Pakistan.
In addition, the
statement noted that these Indian YouTube channels published a great deal of
false content related to the ongoing situation in Ukraine and sought to harm
India's foreign relations.
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