India has banned as many as 4 Pakistani and 18 other YouTube channels in an attempt to stop fake news and misinformation. Check the full list of banned YouTube channels.
India has just banned 4 Pakistan YouTube channels on the allegations they were spreading fake news and misinformation that could affect “national security, foreign relations and public order”. The ban on Pakistan YouTube channels was directed by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting which blocked a total of 22 YouTube channels. The other 18 channels belonged to various other publishers. The decision was taken in accordance with emergency powers of the IT Rules, 2021. So far, the government has issued bans on 78 YouTube channels but this is the first time action has been taken against Indian YouTube channels.
Explaining the decision, the Ministry said that the YouTube channels were posting “fake news on various subjects such as the Indian Armed Forces, Jammu and Kashmir, etc.”. Interestingly, the decision comes less than 24 hours after the Karauli riots in Rajasthan where communal violence took place. The Ministry stated that it suspected organized behavior noticing the content posted from these channels. It said, “The content ordered to be blocked also included certain anti-India content posted from multiple social media accounts operated in a coordinated manner from Pakistan”.
India bans 4 Pakistani, 18 Indian YouTube channels
The entire operation was not limited to just the 22 YouTube accounts....
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