I&B Ministry blocks 45 videos for spreading fake news
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27 September, 2022 11:40 am IST
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The Indian government has once again blocked some videos from YouTube channels for spreading false information related to the country's national security, foreign relations, and public order.
The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has blocked 45 YouTube videos from 10 YouTube channels this time.
In a statement, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting “orders to block the concerned videos were issued on 23.09.2022 under the provisions of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021. The blocked videos had cumulative viewership of over 1 crore 30 lakh views”.
Some of the videos blocked by the ministry were being used to spread disinformation on issues related to Agnipath scheme, Indian Armed Forces, India’s national security apparatus, Kashmir, etc, it further said.
The Ministry of I&B also revealed that the content included fake news and morphed videos spread with the intent to spread hatred among religious communities.
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