India bans 16 YouTube channels for spreading fake news: Check full list
India TodayThe 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 to the Ministry as required under rule 18 of the IT Rules, 2021.” The government of India said that the “content published by some of the India-based YouTube channels referred to a community as terrorists, and incited hatred among the members of various religious communities. Such content was found to have the potential to create communal disharmony, and disturb public order.” In addition, PIB also said that it found multiple India-based YouTube channels publishing “unverified news and videos having the potential to create panic among various sections of society.” YouTube channels based in Pakistan were found posting fake news about the Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir, and India’s foreign relations in the light of the situation in Ukraine, etc. Full list of blocked YouTube channels Saini Education Research Hindi Mein Dekho Technical Yogendra Aaj te news SBB News Defence News24x7 The study time Latest Update MRF TV LIVE Tahaffuz-E-Deen India List of blocked Pakistan-based YouTube channels AjTak Pakistan Discover Point Reality Checks Kaiser Khan The Voice of Asia Bol Media Bol Also read: | What is QR code scam, how to stay safe from such online frauds