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GoI Bans 8 YouTube Channels For Spreading Fake News

The Government of India took down eight YouTube channels, most of them with 1 million-20 million subscribers, for spreading fake news. Getting into the details, the channels are:  1. Yahan Sach Dekho, 2. Capital TV, 3. KPS News, 4. Sarkari Vlog, 5. Earn Tech India, 6. SPN9 News, 7. Educational Dost and 8. World Best News. Most of them allegedly spread fake news, related to government, parliament, schemes and Aadhar-PAN.

Wed, 09 Aug 2023 - 12:00 PM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: YouTube Channels, GoI, Banned, Fake News, National

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Union Govt Blocks 8 YouTube Channels For Anti-National Content

In order to prevent anti-national content spread, the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) blocked eight YouTube channels. As per Press Information Bureau (PIB) the channels, including one Pakistani channel were spreading disinformation related to India's national security, foreign relations and public order. Notably, the channels had, in total, over 85 lakh subscribers and 114 crore views between, confirmed the Union Ministry… read-more

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 - 01:34 PM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: YouTube Channels, Anti-National Content, Indian government, Ministry of Home Affairs, Pakistani Channel