104 Youtube Channels Blocked For Spreading Misinformation: Govt Tells Rajya Sabha Deets Inside!!!
On the ministry's instruction, YouTube earlier this week blocked three channels with more than 30 crore views and 33 lakh subscribers for allegedly spreading false information about the Indian Supreme Court, Chief Justice of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the election commission of India. Anurag Thakur, the minister of information and broadcasting, said in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that the government had blocked 104 YouTube channels and 45 YouTube videos for posting "false" and "misleading" information that can spark rumours or incite panic. Earlier this week, YouTube suspended three channels with more than 30 crore views and 33 lakh subscribers at the ministry's request for allegedly spreading false information against the Indian Supreme Court, Chief Justice of India,
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