YouTube channels, websites spreading lies or conspiring against India will be blocked: I&B minister warns
This comes days after govt blocked 20 YouTube channels and two websites for spreading anti-India propaganda and fake news.
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Showing that the government will not tolerate any anti-India propaganda and fake news against India, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur warned that the government will continue to take such action against those ' hatching conspiracies” against the country. This comes days after govt blocked 20 YouTube channels and two websites for spreading anti-India propaganda and fake news.
“I had ordered for action against them.… I am happy that many big countries across the world took cognisance of it. YouTube also came forward and took action to block them,” Thakur told reporters in New Delhi while replying to queries on the issue.
In a 'closely coordinated' effort with intelligence agencies, the I&B ministry had in December last year ordered the blocking of 20 YouTube channels and two websites as they were spreading anti-India propaganda and fake news.
“And in future also, action will be taken to block any such account hatching conspiracy against India, spreading lies and dividing the society,” the minister asserted.
In a statement in December, the ministry had said that these 20 YouTube channels and the websites belonged to “a coordinated disinformation network” operating from Pakistan and spreading fake news about various sensitive subjects related to India' The channels were used to post 'divisive content in a coordinated manner on topics like Kashmir, Indian army, minority communities in India, Ram Mandir, General Bipin Rawat, etc', it had said.
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