New Delhi: The IT ministry has suspended 73 Twitter handles, four YouTube channels and a game on Instagram for provocative content, mainly centered around an alleged fake video. cabinet meeting.
believed to have come off the handle PakistanSources said that the move was taken after Twitter users complained to the IT junior minister. Rajeev Chandrasekhar,
The first information about the inflammatory video was shared on Chandrashekhar’s Twitter handle, where a twitter The user requested him to “take action against the creators of a very violent video featuring the PM”.
Rajiv Chandrashekhar, junior minister for electronics and IT, said the “fake and violent” video was in the public domain since December 2020. In response to the request, the minister said “on the job”, adding that the IT ministry takes it up. Responsibility for keeping the Internet safe and reliable, and holding intermediaries (social media companies) accountable for content and due diligence “very seriously”.
Later Chandrashekhar said that Task Force on Safe and Reliable Internet worked on the case. “Handles trying to promote fake/provocative content on Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram have been blocked.” Also, he said that the owners of the accounts are being identified for action as per the law. The minister also said that the ministry will review the performance of the platforms on their due diligence.
believed to have come off the handle PakistanSources said that the move was taken after Twitter users complained to the IT junior minister. Rajeev Chandrasekhar,
The first information about the inflammatory video was shared on Chandrashekhar’s Twitter handle, where a twitter The user requested him to “take action against the creators of a very violent video featuring the PM”.
Rajiv Chandrashekhar, junior minister for electronics and IT, said the “fake and violent” video was in the public domain since December 2020. In response to the request, the minister said “on the job”, adding that the IT ministry takes it up. Responsibility for keeping the Internet safe and reliable, and holding intermediaries (social media companies) accountable for content and due diligence “very seriously”.
Later Chandrashekhar said that Task Force on Safe and Reliable Internet worked on the case. “Handles trying to promote fake/provocative content on Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram have been blocked.” Also, he said that the owners of the accounts are being identified for action as per the law. The minister also said that the ministry will review the performance of the platforms on their due diligence.
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