Pakistani websites and YouTube Channels blocked for anti-India fake news
2 years, 11 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 anti-India disinformation over the internet.” The PIB in its press release regarding this order has further said, “Vide five separate orders issued under rule 16 of the Information Technology Rules, 2021, the Ministry has ordered to block these Pakistan based social media accounts and websites.” It must be noted that these social media accounts and websites were closely monitored by Indian intelligence agencies and the agencies had flagged them to the Ministry for immediate action. The YouTube channels that have been blocked are: Khabar with Facts Khabar Taiz Global Truth New Global Facts Information Hub Flash Now Faisal Tarar Speaks Apni Dunya TV Haqeekat ki Dunia Shahzad Abbas Mera Pakistan With Shahab Khabar With Ahmad HR Tv Sabee Kazmi Such Tv Network Saqib Speaks Salman Haidar Official Sajid Gondal Speaks Maleeha Hashmey Umar Daraz Gondal Khoji TV Khoji TV 2.0 Cover Point Junaid Flix National Studio Informative world DunyaOfficial Studio360 Haqeeqat Tv News Haqeeqat TV 786 Bol Media TV Urdu Studio Zaki Abbas White News DNow The websites that have been blocked are White News and DNow. A set of four channels and a set of two other channels were also found to be acting in synchronization with each other.” India strikes hard on Pakistani Fake News Factories@MIB_India blocks Pakistan funded fake news networks 💠35 YouTube Channels 💠2 Twitter Accounts 💠2 Instagram Accounts 💠2 Websites 💠1 Facebook Account, for spreading anti-India fake news 🔗https://t.co/HvSUnj9g8D — PIB India January 21, 2022 PIB has further clarified that the sole purpose of operating these networks was spreading fake news especially oriented towards the Indian audience. PIB has said “The YouTube channels, websites, and other social media accounts blocked by the Ministry were used by Pakistan for spreading anti-India fake news about sensitive subjects related to India.

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The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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India TV News  

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Firstpost  

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Hindustan Times  

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Six YouTube channels are peddling fake news, says PIB

The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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ABP News  

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Centre cracks down on fake news peddling YouTube Channels
1 year, 11 months ago

Centre cracks down on fake news peddling YouTube Channels

India TV News  

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Government asks YouTube to take down 3 channels spreading fake news
2 years ago

Government asks YouTube to take down 3 channels spreading fake news

Deccan Chronicle  

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Govt asks YouTube to take down three channels for spreading fake news
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Govt asks YouTube to take down three channels for spreading fake news

India TV News  

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2 years ago

PIB’s fact-check unit detects three YouTube channels spreading fake news

The Hindu  

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Op India  

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2 years, 2 months ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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2 years, 2 months ago

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Op India  

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

I&B Ministry blocks 45 videos from 10 YouTube channels

The Hindu  

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2 years, 4 months ago

Government blocks eight YouTube channels over misinformation

Deccan Chronicle  

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2 years, 4 months ago

Google is making money from channels sharing fake news and spreading hate: How banning YouTube channels does only half the job

Op India  

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Govt bans 7 Indian, 1 Pakistani YouTube channels for spreading fake, anti-India content, 102 YT channels banned so far
2 years, 4 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, …

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2 years, 4 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 …

38 YouTube Channels Blocked By Govt This Month: Full List And More Details
2 years, 7 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, 7 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, 7 months ago

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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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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 …

Government Bans 22 YouTube Channels For Spreading Fake News: Full List
2 years, 8 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, 8 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 …

Website, channel, app of 'Punjab Politics TV' banned for inciting separatist sentiments
2 years, 10 months ago

Website, channel, app of 'Punjab Politics TV' banned for inciting separatist sentiments

Op India  

The Central Government has ordered the blocking of apps, websites and social media accounts having close links with banned Khalistani outfit Sikhs For Justice. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Tuesday released a statement banning the foreign-based youtube channel ‘Punjab Politics TV’ linked with SFJ which is banned in India under the Unlawful Activities Act. Government of #India blocks …

Govt orders blocking of 35 Pak-based YouTube channels over anti-India content
2 years, 11 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 …

Opinion | Fake news factory: How Pakistan is misusing YouTube to spread lies about India
3 years ago

Opinion | Fake news factory: How Pakistan is misusing YouTube to spread lies about India

India TV News  

Today I want to speak about the fake news factory that is being run by Pakistan. On Tuesday, the Centre blocked all these 20 YouTube channels and two Pakistani websites that were peddling fake and concocted stories against India. The next day, another YouTube channel Punchline posted this fake story: “200 Indian army jawans were converted to Islam in Kashmir”. …

Govt of India bans 20 YouTube channels: Here is how they were spreading Pakistani propaganda
3 years ago

Govt of India bans 20 YouTube channels: Here is how they were spreading Pakistani propaganda

Op India  

On December 20, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, issued two orders banning two websites and twenty YouTube channels that were feeding propaganda content on the behest of Pakistan. It read, “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 …

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

Govt dismantles Pakistan-sponsored fake news network; blocks 20 YouTube channels, 2 websites
3 years ago

Govt dismantles Pakistan-sponsored fake news network; blocks 20 YouTube channels, 2 websites

India TV News  

Highlights Action was taken under new IT rules Some of the blocked channels were being operated by anchors of Pakistani news channels 'Naya Pakistan' on YouTube had a combined subscriber base of over 35 lakh The government of India on Monday blocked 20 YoubTube channels and two websites in a closely coordinated effort between intelligence agencies and the Ministry of …

Pakistan has opened a fake news factory to target India. Here's how
3 years ago

Pakistan has opened a fake news factory to target India. Here's how

India Today  

On Tuesday, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting banned twenty YouTube channels and two websites for dispensing fake news and promoting anti-India propaganda. The Punch Line Subscribers: 1.16 lakh Example of published story: 20 Indian Army Generals Neutralized In Training Center Of Kashmir Targeted By Kashmir Mujaheddin 6. Zain Ali Official Subscribers: 1.39 lakh Example of published story: 12 Indian …

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