Officials: Blocked YouTube channels propagate nuclear panic and fake news

According to an official, the Indian government has suspended more than 100 YouTube channels for propagating false information and inciting racial hate.Using its emergency powers under the Information Technology Rules, 2021, the Centre began cracking down on such YouTube channels in December 2021. According to the official, the central government shut 102 YouTube channels, as […]

According to an official, the Indian government has suspended more than 100 YouTube channels for propagating false information and inciting racial hate.
Using its emergency powers under the Information Technology Rules, 2021, the Centre began cracking down on such YouTube channels in December 2021.

According to the official, the central government shut 102 YouTube channels, as well as other websites and social media accounts that used templates and logos of major television networks to deceive their viewers into believing that the news they gave was legitimate.

The intelligence services have been monitoring social media accounts and websites and reporting any suspicious activity to the government.

“Several of these stations were even making money off of commercials and phoney news,” the person claimed.

“Several of these stations were even making money off of commercials and phoney news,” the person claimed.

Last week, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting ordered the blocking of eight YouTube channels, including one based in Pakistan, for presenting news such as “ban on Bakra Eid celebrations in India,” purported “attacks” on religious sites revered by Muslims, and a joint “invasion” of Turkey by India and Egypt.
A M Razvi’s YouTube channel discussed “military action on Ajmer Dargah” and “Muslims waving an Islamic flag atop a temple,” while Pakistan-based ‘News ki Duniya’ networks stated that the ‘Qutub Minar mosque’ had been demolished.

Another YouTube station, ‘Naya Pakistan Global,’ claimed that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had dispatched his troops to Ayodhya.

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