IB ministry orders blocking of 20 anti-India YouTube channels two websites
New Delhi Dec 21 PTI The information and broadcasting ministry on Tuesday said in a closely coordinated effort with intelligence agencies it has ordered blocking of 20 YouTube channels and two websites as they were spreading anti-India propaganda and fake newsOn Monday the ministry issued two orders one directing video sharing platform YouTube to block the 20 channels and the other for blocking of the news websitesThe channels and the websites belong to a coordinated disinformation network operating from Pakistan and spreading fake news about various sensitive subjects related to India the information and broadcasting ministry said in a statement on TuesdayThe 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 saidThe modus operandi of the anti-India disinformation campaign involved the Naya Pakistan Group NPG operating from Pakistan which has a network of YouTube channels and some other standalone YouTube channels not related to NPG the statement saidIn a closely coordinated effort between intelligence agencies and the ministry of information and broadcasting the ministry on Monday ordered blocking of 20 channels on YouTube and two websites spreading anti-India propaganda and fake news on the internet it saidThrough two separate orders one for 20 YouTube channels directing YouTube and the other for two news websites requesting department of telecom to direct the internet service providers for blocking of the news channelsportals the statement said PTI PK PK ANB ANB
New Delhi Dec 21 PTI The information and broadcasting ministry on Tuesday said in a closely coordinated effort with intelligence agencies it has ordered blocking of 20 YouTube channels and two websites as they were spreading anti-India propaganda and fake newsOn Monday the ministry issued two orders one directing video sharing platform YouTube to block the 20 channels and the other for blocking of the news websitesThe channels and the websites belong to a coordinated disinformation network operating from Pakistan and spreading fake news about various sensitive subjects related to India the information and broadcasting ministry said in a statement on TuesdayThe 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 saidThe modus operandi of the anti-India disinformation campaign involved the Naya Pakistan Group NPG operating from Pakistan which has a network of YouTube channels and some other standalone YouTube channels not related to NPG the statement saidIn a closely coordinated effort between intelligence agencies and the ministry of information and broadcasting the ministry on Monday ordered blocking of 20 channels on YouTube and two websites spreading anti-India propaganda and fake news on the internet it saidThrough two separate orders one for 20 YouTube channels directing YouTube and the other for two news websites requesting department of telecom to direct the internet service providers for blocking of the news channelsportals the statement said PTI PK PK ANB ANB
