NEW DELHI, Apr 28:
The Government has blocked 16 Pakistani YouTube channels for allegedly disseminating “false, provocative and communally sensitive content” about India.
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The Government’s move follows recommendations from the Ministry of Home Affairs in the wake of the April 22 terror attack in the upper reaches of the Kashmir resort town in which 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed. Besides, the Ministry of External Affairs will be monitoring reporting of the BBC, which termed terrorists as militants, officials said.
The YouTube channels blocked are Dawn News, Irshad Bhatti, SAMAA TV, ARY NEWS, BOL NEWS, Raftar, The Pakistan Reference, Geo News, Samaa Sports, GNN, Uzair Cricket, Umar Cheema Exclusive, Asma Shirazi, Muneeb Farooq, SUNO News and Razi Naama.
“On the recommendations of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Government of India has banned Pakistani YouTube channels for disseminating provocative and communally sensitive content, false and misleading narratives and misinformation against India, its Army and security agencies in the backdrop of the tragic Pahalgam terror incident in Jammu and Kashmir,” officials said.
The Government has also blocked a message doing the rounds on WhatsApp terming it as “misleading”. The message talked about the contribution of one rupee every day for “modernisation of the Indian Army and for soldiers who are injured or martyred in the war zone”. (PTI)
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