Government disables 18 Indian fake news channels on YouTube
By MYBRANDBOOK
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued a directive to prohibit 22 YouTube channels, three Twitter accounts, one Facebook account, and one news website. Four of the 22 news channels on YouTube are from Pakistan, while others are from India, and it is claimed that they are disseminating false information that could have an adverse effect on public order, foreign relations, and national security.
This is the first time that action has been taken against the Indian YouTube-based news publishers since the notification of the IT Rules, 2021 in February last year. With this action, the ministry has, since December 2021, issued directions for blocking 78 YouTube-based news channels and several other social media accounts on grounds related to national security, sovereignty and integrity of India, public order, etc. The blocked Indian YouTube channels were using templates and logos of certain TV news channels, including images of their news anchors to mislead viewers to believe that the news was authentic.
"The total views were 262 crores. They were involved in the misinformation against India which could impact the sovereignty and integrity of the country and also the national security and India's relations with other nations," the Information and Broadcasting minister said.
Union Minister Anurag Thakur said, "They were spreading misinformation on the Ukraine-Russia conflict, on the COVID-19 news and other such issues which were directly impacting India. As I promised earlier as well, whether the channels are operating from foreign soil or from India, we'll take action. We won't shy away from taking such a decision in the future as well in the interest of India".
According to the ministry, multiple YouTube channels were used to post "fake news on various subjects such as the Indian Armed Forces, Jammu and Kashmir, etc." "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. It was observed that a significant amount of false content was published by the Indian YouTube channels related to the ongoing situation in Ukraine, and aimed at jeopardizing India's foreign relations with other countries.”
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