635 URLs blocked under IT rules since 2021, says Anurag Thakur in Rajya Sabha
1 year, 8 months ago

635 URLs blocked under IT rules since 2021, says Anurag Thakur in Rajya Sabha

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party government has blocked public access to 635 URLs, including 10 websites and five applications, since December 2021, under the IT Rules, 2021, union information and broadcasting minister Anurag Thakur said on Thursday in a response to a question, asked by TMC leader Derek O’brien in the Rajya Sabha. Anurag Thakur “Under the provisions of Part-III of Information Technology Rules, 2021, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has since December, 2021 issued directions for blocking from public access of 635 URLs, including 10 websites and 05 Apps,” said the minister in his response. Since May 2021, over 150 websites and Youtube-based news channels have been taken down by the I&B ministry for allegedly producing “anti-India” content, officials aware of the matter told HT in June. In July last year, I&B minister Anurag Thakur informed Parliament that 78 YouTube-based news channels and 560 YouTube links were blocked for public access between 2021 and 2022 over violations.

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Govt blocks 18 OTT platforms for ‘obscene, vulgar, porn content’ says minister L Murugan
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Govt blocks 18 OTT platforms for ‘obscene, vulgar, porn content’ says minister L Murugan

Live Mint  

The Indian government has banned 18 OTT services or platform this year, for publishing content that was obscene, vulgar and pornographic, according to Information and Broadcasting Minister L Murugan. Speaking during question hour in the Lak Sabha on December 18, Murugan told the House that the Information Technology Rules of 2021 “cast specific due diligence obligations on intermediaries to make …

9,845 URLs blocked by MeitY between Jan-Oct 2024: MHA tells Rajya Sabha
3 months, 3 weeks ago

9,845 URLs blocked by MeitY between Jan-Oct 2024: MHA tells Rajya Sabha

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The ministry of electronics and information technology blocked 9,845 URLs between January and October this year under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, minister of state for home affairs Nityanand Rai told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Rai, who was responding to a question by Congress MP Rajeev Shukla on online radicalisation, said that these blocked URLs …

No place for Khalistan in India: Modi govt blocks 10,500 URLs linked to pro-Khalistani referendum
4 months ago

No place for Khalistan in India: Modi govt blocks 10,500 URLs linked to pro-Khalistani referendum

Firstpost  

In the last three years, the Indian government has blocked almost 10,500 URLs linked to pro-Khalistani referendum under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act Tightening its grip against the pro-Khalistani referendum, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Indian government has blocked around 10,500 URLs on social media which were linked to it in the last three years. These Uniform Resource …

18 OTT Platforms Blocked for Obscene, Vulgar Content After Multiple Warnings
1 year ago

18 OTT Platforms Blocked for Obscene, Vulgar Content After Multiple Warnings

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The ministry of information and broadcasting on Thursday said that it has taken action to block 18 OTT platforms, websites, apps and social media accounts associated with them for publishing obscene, vulgar and, in some instances, pornographic content. The ministry said that 18 OTT platforms, 19 websites, 10 apps and 57 social media accounts associated with them have …

Centre directed to block 30,310 web links since 2018: I-T Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw tells LS
2 years ago

Centre directed to block 30,310 web links since 2018: I-T Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw tells LS

The Hindu  

The government issued directions to block 30,310 web links, including social media links, accounts, channels, pages, apps, web pages, websites etc. Electronics and I-T Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday informed the Lok Sabha that the committee constituted under IT Rules examined a total of 41,172 URLs that were received from nodal officers in various Ministries, departments and States for blocking …

4,999 YouTube links blocked so far: IT Ministry
2 years ago

4,999 YouTube links blocked so far: IT Ministry

The Hindu  

4,999 YouTube links have been blocked by the Union Government so far, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said in a written Rajya Sabha response on Friday. These orders were passed under the Information Technology Rules, 2009, and do not include channels and videos taken down in response to court orders. No 69A orders overturned Until March 10, 974 …

6,775 URLs blocked in 2022, panel met 53 times
2 years, 1 month ago

6,775 URLs blocked in 2022, panel met 53 times

The Hindu  

A committee to consider blocking requests under the Information Technology Rules, 2009, met 53 times in 2022, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said in a parliamentary response on Wednesday. The government issued orders directing the “blocking a total of 2799, 3635, 9849, 6096 and 6775 URLs during the year 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 respectively,” the IT …

YouTube channel with almost million subscribers peddles anti-Modi fake news, 'fact-checkers' keep mum
2 years, 3 months ago

YouTube channel with almost million subscribers peddles anti-Modi fake news, 'fact-checkers' keep mum

Op India  

A YouTube channel by the name of ‘News Headlines’ has been at the helm of a concerted disinformation campaign against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling BJP government at the Centre as well as other states. “A #YouTube channel ‘News Headlines’ with almost 10 lakh subscribers and 32 crore views has been found to be propagating #FakeNews about the …

Centre orders internet companies to block 67 porn websites
2 years, 6 months ago

Centre orders internet companies to block 67 porn websites

Firstpost  

The Department of Telecom asked service providers to block 63 websites based on the order of a Pune court, and block 4 websites based on the order of the Uttarakhand High Court and directions issued by the Ministry of Electronics and IT New Delhi: The government has ordered internet companies to block 67 pornographic websites following court orders and for …

Centre blocks 45 YouTube videos from 10 channels
2 years, 6 months ago

Centre blocks 45 YouTube videos from 10 channels

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Based on inputs from intelligence agencies, the information and broadcasting ministry has blocked 45 videos from 10 YouTube channels that contained fake news and morphed videos spread with the intent to spread hate among religious communities. The I&B ministry said that the blocked content includes false claims and violent threats against religious communities, the declaration of a “civil …

I&B Ministry blocks 45 videos from 10 YouTube channels
2 years, 6 months ago

I&B Ministry blocks 45 videos from 10 YouTube channels

The Hindu  

The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has blocked 45 videos from 10 YouTube channels as they allegedly contained hateful speech against religious communities and spread communal disharmony. Spread disinformation Some of the videos in question were being used to allegedly spread disinformation on issues related to the Agnipath scheme, Indian armed forces, India’s national security apparatus, Kashmir, and other matters. “Such …

Govt blocks 45 videos on 10 YouTube channels for spreading fake news and morphed content: Thakur
2 years, 6 months ago

Govt blocks 45 videos on 10 YouTube channels for spreading fake news and morphed content: Thakur

India TV News  

Govt blocks 45 videos on 10 YouTube channels for spreading fake news and morphed content: Thakur Govt blocks videos: The blocked videos had a cumulative viewership of over 1.30 crore and claimed that the government had taken away the religious rights of certain communities, an official statement said. Govt blocks fake news YouTube channels: Forty-five videos from 10 YouTube channels …

Government blocks eight YouTube channels over misinformation
2 years, 7 months ago

Government blocks eight YouTube channels over misinformation

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday ordered the blocking of eight YouTube channels, including one operating from Pakistan, for allegedly using "fake and sensational thumbnails" and spreading disinformation related to India's national security, foreign relations and public order. "The content blocked by the I&B Ministry was found to be detrimental to sovereignty and integrity of India, security of the state, …

Govt bans 7 Indian, 1 Pakistani YouTube channels for spreading fake, anti-India content, 102 YT channels banned so far
2 years, 7 months ago

Govt bans 7 Indian, 1 Pakistani YouTube channels for spreading fake, anti-India content, 102 YT channels banned so far

Op India  

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has informed that 7 Indian and 1 Pakistan-based YouTube channel have been blocked under IT rules, 2021. Blocked YouTube channels had over 114 crore views, and 85 lakh 73 thousand subscribers Fake anti-India content was being monetized by the blocked channels on YouTubehttps://t.co/FHeROCOBrb 2/2 — PIB India August 18, 2022 In its press release, …

I&B Ministry blocks seven Indian and one Pakistani YouTube news channels for ‘spreading misinformation’
2 years, 7 months ago

I&B Ministry blocks seven Indian and one Pakistani YouTube news channels for ‘spreading misinformation’

The Hindu  

The Information & Broadcasting Ministry has blocked seven Indian and one Pakistan-based YouTube news channels for allegedly spreading disinformation related to India’s national security, foreign relations and public order. ”Fake anti-India content was being monetised by the blocked channels on YouTube,” said an official, adding that a Facebook account and two posts on the social media platform have also been …

YouTube blocked over a million videos in India between January and March this year
2 years, 10 months ago

YouTube blocked over a million videos in India between January and March this year

The Hindu  

Video sharing platform YouTube blocked over a million videos in India during the first three months of this year – more than any other country in the world, according to its Community Guidelines Enforcement report released on Tuesday. As per the data shared, YouTube removed 1,175,859 videos in India for violating its Community Guidelines during January-March 2022 quarter. “A YouTube …

38 YouTube Channels Blocked By Govt This Month: Full List And More Details
2 years, 11 months ago

38 YouTube Channels Blocked By Govt This Month: Full List And More Details

News 18  

The Government of India on Monday blocked 16 YouTube channels on the basis of spreading false news. The latest ban on 16 YouTube channels was announced in a government release on Monday, which said that the cumulative viewership of all these channels was 68 crores. Let us take a look at all the YouTube channels that have been banned in …

India bans 16 YouTube channels for spreading fake news: Check full list
2 years, 11 months ago

India bans 16 YouTube channels for spreading fake news: Check full list

India Today  

The Indian government has banned more YouTube channels for spreading false information. Stating the reason for the blocking, PIB said it “observed that these channels were used to spread fake news over social media on matters related to national security, India’s foreign relations, communal harmony in the country, and public order. None of the digital news publishers had furnished information …

Six Pakistan-based YouTube channels among 16 blocked for spreading disinformation related to India's national security
2 years, 11 months ago

Six Pakistan-based YouTube channels among 16 blocked for spreading disinformation related to India's national security

Firstpost  

The blocked social media accounts include six Pakistan-based and 10 India-based YouTube news channels, having a cumulative viewership of over 68 crore New Delhi: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting blocked 16 YouTube news channels including 10 Indian and 6 Pakistan-based channels for spreading disinformation related to India’s national security, foreign relations, and public order. According to the Ministry of …

16 YouTube channels blocked: Names and their viewership | Check details here
2 years, 11 months ago

16 YouTube channels blocked: Names and their viewership | Check details here

Hindustan Times  

The Centre on Monday blocked 16 YouTube channels, including six operating from Pakistan, and a Facebook account, for spreading “disinformation related to India’s national security, foreign relations, and public order". Centre blocks 16 YouTube channels According to a statement issued by the ministry of information and broadcasting, the channels were promoting disinformation and unverified news and videos that have the …

Govt Of India Blocks 16 YouTube Channels For Spreading False News: All Details
2 years, 11 months ago

Govt Of India Blocks 16 YouTube Channels For Spreading False News: All Details

News 18  

The Indian Government on Monday blocked 16 YouTube news channels, out of which six of them were based out of Pakistan. The statement also pointed out that the six channels from Pakistan and 10 of those from India, were spreading, “false, unverified information to create panic, incite communal disharmony and disturb public order in India." As for the channels from …

16 more YouTube news channels blocked
2 years, 11 months ago

16 more YouTube news channels blocked

The Hindu  

The Information & Broadcasting Ministry has got blocked 16 YouTube news channels, including six from Pakistan, on charges of spreading false and unverified information to create panic, incite communal disharmony and disturb public order in the country. “It was observed that these channels were used to spread fake news over social media on matters related to national security, India’s foreign …

Russia Accuses YouTube of Blocking Parliamentary Channel's Account
2 years, 11 months ago

Russia Accuses YouTube of Blocking Parliamentary Channel's Account

News 18  

Russian officials on Saturday accused US video hosting service YouTube of blocking the channel of the lower house of parliament and warned of reprisals. Vyacheslav Volodin, the head of the Duma, said Washington was breaching “the rights of Russians” while foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said “YouTube has sealed its fate”. On Thursday, Russia’s state communications watchdog said it would …

India blocks 22 YouTube news channels, including 4 Pakistan based, for spreading disinformation
2 years, 11 months ago

India blocks 22 YouTube news channels, including 4 Pakistan based, for spreading disinformation

Firstpost  

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting said the blocked YouTube channels had a cumulative viewership of more than 260 crore, and used logos of TV news channels and false thumbnails to mislead viewers New Delhi: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Tuesday blocked 22 YouTube based news channels, including 4 Pakistan based channels, for spreading disinformation related to India’s national …

Government Bans 22 YouTube Channels For Spreading Fake News: Full List
2 years, 11 months ago

Government Bans 22 YouTube Channels For Spreading Fake News: Full List

News 18  

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has blocked 22 YouTube channels for spreading misinformation related to India?s national security. PIB also said that the I&B Ministry has also blocked three Twitter accounts, one Facebook account, and one news website. Further, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has also blocked three Twitter accounts, one Facebook account, and one news website alongside …

Govt strikes against fake news; blocks 22 YouTube channels, including 4 based in Pakistan
2 years, 11 months ago

Govt strikes against fake news; blocks 22 YouTube channels, including 4 based in Pakistan

India TV News  

The government has blocked 22 YouTube based news channels and several social media accounts for spreading fake news. According to the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, the four Pakistan based YouTube news channels used logos of TV news channels & false thumbnails to mislead viewers. "The blocked YouTube channels had a cumulative viewership of over 260 crore, and were used …

Nodal Officers in Ministries to Spot Illicit Digital Media Content, Alert I&B Min to Block under New IT Rules
3 years, 1 month ago

Nodal Officers in Ministries to Spot Illicit Digital Media Content, Alert I&B Min to Block under New IT Rules

News 18  

Every ministry, department and other attached government organisations will now have a dedicated nodal officer, who will be the sole authority to identify digital news media and OTT content that might be “unlawful” and flag them to the information and broadcasting ministry for blocking under the intermediary and digital media rules released last year, News18 has learnt. The Information Technology …

Govt orders blocking of 35 Pak-based YouTube channels over anti-India content
3 years, 2 months ago

Govt orders blocking of 35 Pak-based YouTube channels over anti-India content

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has ordered the blocking of 35 YouTube channels and two websites which were running anti-India propaganda and spreading fake news "in a coordinated manner". All these YouTube channels, websites and social media accounts were being operated from Pakistan to spread "anti-India fake news and other contents on sensitive subjects,". The ministry said …

Pakistani websites and YouTube Channels blocked for anti-India fake news
3 years, 2 months ago

Pakistani websites and YouTube Channels blocked for anti-India fake news

Op India  

In a major crackdown against networks peddling anti-India propaganda under the garb of news, the ministry of information and broadcasting has blocked 2 websites and 35 YouTube channels funded by Pakistan for spreading anti-India fake news. Additionally, two Twitter accounts, two Instagram accounts, and one Facebook account have also been blocked by the Government for being involved in spreading coordinated …

Information And Broadcasting Ministry Invokes IT Rules, 2021 To Block Two Pak YouTube Channels And Two Websites For Spreading Anti-India Propaganda
3 years, 3 months ago

Information And Broadcasting Ministry Invokes IT Rules, 2021 To Block Two Pak YouTube Channels And Two Websites For Spreading Anti-India Propaganda

Live Law  

On Monday, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry invoked Rule 16 of the Information Technology Rules, 2021 and issued directions to block 20 YouTube channels and two websites that it claimed had indulged in spreading "anti-India propaganda and fake news". The Ministry claimed that the twenty channels and the two websites were a part of a coordinated disinformation network operating from …

2 websites, 20 YouTube channels linked to Pak blocked over 'anti-India' content
3 years, 3 months ago

2 websites, 20 YouTube channels linked to Pak blocked over 'anti-India' content

Op India  

On December 21, in a press release, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, announced that they had blocked two websites and twenty YouTube channels in a bid to dismantle Pakistan’s coordinated disinformation operation against India. India dismantles Pakistani coordinated disinformation operation@MIB_India blocks #Pakistan network 20 YouTube channels, 2 websites blocked for spreading anti-India propaganda As per the …

Rule on Blocking Contents Not New, Been Around Since 2009: Govt Defends Digital Media Guidelines
4 years, 1 month ago

Rule on Blocking Contents Not New, Been Around Since 2009: Govt Defends Digital Media Guidelines

News 18  

The Information and Broadcasting Ministry on Saturday clarified that the provision in the new digital media guidelines to block internet content in a case of emergency nature has been around as a rule since 2009 and was not recently introduced. Certain misgivings are being raised regarding Rule 16 under Part III of the guidelines which mention that in a case …

Govt blocks 12 websites linked to pro-Khalistani outfits
4 years, 5 months ago

Govt blocks 12 websites linked to pro-Khalistani outfits

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The government has ordered to block 12 websites linked to pro-Khalistani outfits, a source aware of the development said on Tuesday. "12 websites have been ordered to be blocked by the Ministry of Electronics and IT under section 69 A of the IT Act. The banned websites include SFJ4Farmers, pbteam, seva413, pb4u, sadapind, among others with "org" extension. …

Parliament proceedings: No Aadhaar-social media link plan
5 years, 4 months ago

Parliament proceedings: No Aadhaar-social media link plan

The Hindu  

The government has no proposal to link Aadhaar with social media accounts of individuals, Minister of Electronics & Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad informed Parliament on Wednesday. “There is no such proposal with government for linking Aadhaar with social media accounts of individuals,” the Minister said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha. On a question about the government …

Over 2,100 URLs on social media blocked till June 2019: Ravi Shankar Prasad
5 years, 8 months ago

Over 2,100 URLs on social media blocked till June 2019: Ravi Shankar Prasad

India TV News  

Over 2,100 URLs were blocked on social media platforms in the first six months of 2019, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. A total of 633, 1,385 and 2,799 URLs were ordered for blocking in 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively, Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha. "Section 69A of the Information …

Govt asks Internet service providers to block 827 porn websites
6 years, 5 months ago

Govt asks Internet service providers to block 827 porn websites

Hindustan Times  

The government has directed Internet service providers to block 827 websites that host pornographic content following an order by the Uttarakhand high court, according to official sources. While the Uttarakhand high court has asked to block 857 websites, the ministry of electronics and IT found 30 portals without any pornographic content. Meity asked the department of telecom to block 827 …

IT Ministry blocked 36.8K URLs between Jan 2018, Oct 2023: Govt tells Parliament
6 years, 5 months ago

IT Ministry blocked 36.8K URLs between Jan 2018, Oct 2023: Govt tells Parliament

Hindustan Times  

Between January 2018 and October 2023, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology blocked 36,838 Uniform Resource Locator under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, minister of state Rajeev Chandrasekhar informed the Rajya Sabha on Friday in a written response into CPI’s John Brittas. Similarly, on Friday, the ministry said that 6,935 URLs were blocked in 2022 but in …

Government committee has blocked about 652 social media URLs till June 2017
7 years, 8 months ago

Government committee has blocked about 652 social media URLs till June 2017

Firstpost  

The minister presented the data for the number of social media uniform resource locators blocked during the last three years. Social media URLs blocked on the recommendation of a government committee have increased from 10 in 2014 to 652 till June 2017, while those blocked on court orders during the same period came down from 432 to 83, the Lok …

Govt has blocked 844 social media pages under the IT Act says Ravi Shankar Prasad
9 years, 3 months ago

Govt has blocked 844 social media pages under the IT Act says Ravi Shankar Prasad

Firstpost  

The number of social media pages blocked by the government for carrying objectionable content rose to 844 till November this year, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. Out of the total, the government blocked 492 web pages under Section 69A of Information Technology Act, 2000 based on recommendation of a committee set up in this regard, compared to 10 blocked in …

492 social media URLs blocked in Jan-Nov 2015 under Sec 69A
9 years, 3 months ago

492 social media URLs blocked in Jan-Nov 2015 under Sec 69A

The Hindu  

Close to 500 URLs of social media websites were blocked in 2015 under Section 69A of the IT Act, a manifold jump compared to the last two years, Parliament was informed on Friday. “A total of 13, 10 and 492 URLs of social media websites were blocked in 2013, 2014 and 2015, respectively under Section 69A through the Committee constituted …

New order on porn ban vague unimplementable says ISP
9 years, 7 months ago

New order on porn ban vague unimplementable says ISP

India TV News  

New Delhi: Even as the government has said Internet Service Providers were free not to block any of the 857 websites suspected for pornographic content unless they were abusive of children, the industry body of the ISPs said on Wednesday that the directive was "vague and unimplementable". The Internet Service Providers Association of Inda has urged the government to withdraw …

How a porn website is trolling Indian government over ban
9 years, 7 months ago

How a porn website is trolling Indian government over ban

Hindustan Times  

A top pornographic website reacted to India’s ban on more than 850 adult portals by the trolling the government on Twitter, asking the people to “vote better next time”. The-Internet-Service-Providers-Association-of-India-ISPAI-has-now-decided-to-approach-the-communications-ministry-to-seek-clarification-on-the-definition-of-pornography-and-child-pornography-and-the-parameters-that-violate-it-Shutterstock The government’s decision to ask internet service providers to block 857 websites has triggered a debate on whether the move amounts to a curbing of personal liberties and also inspired …

Govt bans more than 800 pornographic sites-India TV News
9 years, 8 months ago

Govt bans more than 800 pornographic sites-India TV News

India TV News  

New Delhi: The government has ordered Internet service providers and telecom operators to block more than 800 pornographic websites. The Department of Electronics and Information Technology has asked Internet service providers to take down 857 porn websites, an official said. Explaining rationale for the decision, a top government official said the government has merely complied with the Supreme Court directive …

YouTube to remain blocked in Pakistan indefinitely, says official
10 years, 1 month ago

YouTube to remain blocked in Pakistan indefinitely, says official

Firstpost  

YouTube will remain blocked in Pakistan ‘indefinitely’, an official said Saturday, as experts have failed to find a way to filter content deemed offensive and blasphemous in the Muslim majority country. “The government does not want to take any chance and wants to make sure that after the unblocking YouTube, no offensive content remains viewable in Pakistan,” a senior government …

32 websites go blank
10 years, 3 months ago

32 websites go blank

The Hindu  

Instructions issued by the Department of Telecommunications to Internet service providers in the country directing them to block 32 websites on data archiving, video sharing and software development have evoked criticism on the social media. “All Internet Service Licences are accordingly directed to immediately block access to above URLs,” said the order, listing the web addresses including that of portals …

Government blocks 32 sites using Sec 69A of the IT Act: What did we learn
10 years, 3 months ago

Government blocks 32 sites using Sec 69A of the IT Act: What did we learn

Op India  

Today, the Government of India blocked 32 sites, mainly used for content sharing, on the pretext of protecting “sovereignty and integrity of India”, “defense of India”, “friendly relations with foreign states”, “public order” or “for preventing incitement”. @bwoyblunder @OpIndia_com The possibility of imminent terror attack & need to immediately disrupt terror cyber infra may warrant such action — ANKIT December …

Centre asks social networking sites to block 1,208 URLs in 2013
11 years, 3 months ago

Centre asks social networking sites to block 1,208 URLs in 2013

Firstpost  

Social networking sites were requested to block these web pages in order to comply with court orders, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal said in a written reply to Lok Sabha. New Delhi: The government has so far this year asked social networking sites to block 1,208 web addresses, or uniform resource locater, Parliament was informed today. “Social networking sites were requested …

Centre asks social networking sites to block 1,208 URLs in 2013
11 years, 3 months ago

Centre asks social networking sites to block 1,208 URLs in 2013

Firstpost  

Social networking sites were requested to block these web pages in order to comply with court orders, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal said in a written reply to Lok Sabha. New Delhi: The government has so far this year asked social networking sites to block 1,208 web addresses, or uniform resource locater, Parliament was informed today. “Social networking sites were requested …

Anti-Islam film: J&K orders blocking of all websites
12 years, 6 months ago

Anti-Islam film: J&K orders blocking of all websites

Firstpost  

Jammu and Kashmir Government today directed internet and telecom service providers to take all measures, including blocking ‘Youtube’ and Facebook’ if needed, to ensure that a controverial film deemed offensive to Islam is not accessible to subscribers in the state. Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Government today directed internet and telecom service providers to take all measures, including blocking ‘Youtube’ and …

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