Union minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday stated 104 YouTube channels, 45 videos, 4 fb accounts, three Instagram bills, 5 Twitter handles and six websites had been blocked for spreading incorrect information and perilous country wide security.
Responding to questions inside the Rajya Sabha, Thakur stated segment 69A of the statistics technology Act gives for blocking of content over digital media within the interest of the sovereignty or integrity of India, defence of India, security of the nation, pleasant family members with overseas States or public order or for preventing incitement to the commission of any cognizable offence relating to the above.
He stated below the provisions of component-II of the IT guidelines, the Ministry of Electronics and information generation (MeitY) issued guidelines to dam 1,643 person-generated URLs, which include webpages, websites, posts and debts on social media structures from 2021 to October 2022.
“The government has taken movement below those rules and if required, we will not hesitate to take such movement within the future,” Thakur said.
meanwhile, on Wednesday, the authorities requested YouTube to take down three channels for making false and sensational claims approximately diverse public welfare initiatives and spreading fake news. The 3 channels have been declared as peddlers of fake news by the clicking facts Bureau truth take a look at Unit on Tuesday.
“The Ministry of information & Broadcasting has directed YouTube to take down the 3 channels Aaj Tak stay, news Headlines and Sarkari Updates,” an reliable supply stated Wednesday.
Aaj Tak stay is not related to the India today organization, the government had clarified.
The channels were the use of thumbnails and snap shots of tv news channels and their anchors to mislead visitors into believing that the information shared by way of them become true, an reliable statement said on Tuesday.
Union minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday stated 104 YouTube channels, 45 videos, 4 fb accounts, three Instagram bills, 5 Twitter handles and six websites had been blocked for spreading incorrect information and perilous country wide security.
Responding to questions inside the Rajya Sabha, Thakur stated segment 69A of the statistics technology Act gives for blocking of content over digital media within the interest of the sovereignty or integrity of India, defence of India, security of the nation, pleasant family members with overseas States or public order or for preventing incitement to the commission of any cognizable offence relating to the above.
He stated below the provisions of component-II of the IT guidelines, the Ministry of Electronics and information generation (MeitY) issued guidelines to dam 1,643 person-generated URLs, which include webpages, websites, posts and debts on social media structures from 2021 to October 2022.
“The government has taken movement below those rules and if required, we will not hesitate to take such movement within the future,” Thakur said.
meanwhile, on Wednesday, the authorities requested YouTube to take down three channels for making false and sensational claims approximately diverse public welfare initiatives and spreading fake news. The 3 channels have been declared as peddlers of fake news by the clicking facts Bureau truth take a look at Unit on Tuesday.
“The Ministry of information & Broadcasting has directed YouTube to take down the 3 channels Aaj Tak stay, news Headlines and Sarkari Updates,” an reliable supply stated Wednesday.
Aaj Tak stay is not related to the India today organization, the government had clarified.
The channels were the use of thumbnails and snap shots of tv news channels and their anchors to mislead visitors into believing that the information shared by way of them become true, an reliable statement said on Tuesday.
