India blocks 35 Pakistan-based YouTube channels, 2 websites
India today said it has ordered the blocking of 35 Pakistan-based YouTube-based news channels and two websites which were involved in spreading anti-India fake news in a coordinated fashion over digital media.
The YouTube accounts blocked by the Indian Information and Broadcasting Ministry had a total subscriber base of over 1 crore 20 lakh, and their videos had over 130 crore views, an official statement said.
Additionally, two Twitter accounts, two Instagram accounts, and one Facebook account have also been blocked by the Indian government over involvement in spreading coordinated anti-India disinformation over the internet, it said.
According to the statement, Indian intelligence agencies were closely monitoring these social media accounts and websites and flagged them to the ministry for immediate action, reports our New Delhi correspondent.
The 35 accounts blocked by the information ministry were all operating from Pakistan and were identified to be part of four coordinated disinformation networks, it said.
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