16 YouTube news channels blocked for spreading disinformation related to country's national security

I and B Ministry blocks sixteen YouTube news channels

• The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has blocked 16 YouTube news channels for spreading disinformation related to country's national security, foreign relations, and public order. Ten Indian and six Pakistan-based YouTube channels have been blocked under Information Technology Rules, 2021.
• These YouTube channels were spreading false, unverified information to create panic, incite communal disharmony and disturb public order in the country. These YouTube channels have a cumulative viewership of over 68 crore. The Indian YouTube channels which have been blocked include Saini Education Research, Hindi Mein Dekho, Aaj Te News, SBB News, Defence News 24x7, and Tahaffuz-E-Deen India among others. Pakistan- based YouTube channels that have been blocked include Aaj Tak Pakistan, Discover Point, Reality Checks, Kaiser Khan, The Voice of Asia, and Bol Media Bol.
   

Published date : 26 Apr 2022 07:04PM