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8 YouTube Channels "Busted" For Spreading Fake News
The government on Tuesday said it has "busted" eight YouTube channels, with a cumulative subscriber count of nearly 23 million, for spreading fake news such as declaration of early Lok Sabha polls and banning electronic voting machines.
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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan On Fake News About Aaradhya: "Unnecessary And Insensitive"
The Delhi High Court, last week, restrained YouTube channels from spreading false reports on Aaradhya Bachchan's health
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New IT Rules Consider Removing Social Media Content Deemed 'Fake' by Government
The government will not permit social media platforms to host any information that it identifies as false, according to a draft proposal of new IT rules released this week. Once information was identified as such, social media platforms or other "online intermediaries" would have to "make reasonable efforts" to ensure users do not "host, display, u...
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Six YouTube Channels Exposed for Spreading False Information, PIB Tweets
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry (I&B) on Thursday exposed six YouTube channels for "working in a coordinated manner and spreading false information" about the government, elections, proceedings in the Supreme Court and Parliament of India, the president and the prime minister. Last December, the Centre flagged three channels peddling fake...
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Centre Cracks Down On 6 YouTube Channels For "Spreading Fake News"
The government has cracked down on six YouTube channels that were found to be spreading fake news to its nearly 20 lakh subscribers, an official statement said on Thursday.
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Government Asks YouTube to Take Down 3 Channels Spreading Fake News, Sensational Claims
YouTube was asked by the government to take down three channels that were found to have spread fake news online, while making sensational claims about the government's public welfare initiatives. The fact checking unit of the Press Information Bureau had identified three channels using thumbnails and images of TV news channels and their anchors to ...
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Government Asks YouTube To Take Down 3 Channels Spreading Fake News: Report
The government on Wednesday asked YouTube to take down three channels for making false and sensational claims about various public welfare initiatives and spreading fake news.
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3 YouTube Channels With 33 Lakh Subscribers Busted In Fake News Crackdown
Three YouTube channels with a total of 33 lakh subscribers have been busted for spreading fake news about Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and key institutions, the centre said today.
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PIB Accuses YouTube Channel of Spreading Fake News About Election Commission, PM Modi, CJI
A YouTube channel has been accused of spreading fake news about Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Supreme Court of India, the Chief Justice of India, and the Election Commission, according to a tweet by the fact-checking team of the Press Information Bureau (PIB). The nodal agency also stated that the channel has almost 10 lakh subscribers and 32 c...
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"Could Disrupt Public Order": Centre Blocks 45 YouTube Videos
The centre has blocked 45 YouTube videos from 10 channels for playing fake news and morphed visuals to spread hate among religious communities.
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YouTube Channels Blocked in India Monetised Fake News; Spread Nuclear Fear, Communal Hatred, Officials Say
The government recently blocked 102 YouTube channels were routinely spreading disinformation about India to lakhs of subscribers, and monetising fake news, according to officials. The YouTube channels, numerous websites and social media accounts had used templates and logos of popular television channels to mislead their viewers into believing that...
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Government Blocked 94 YouTube Channels, 19 Social Media Accounts in 2021-22 for Spreading Fake News
Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said that the government blocked 94 YouTube channels, 19 social media accounts and 747 uniform resource locators (URLs) during 2021-22 for spreading fake news. Responding to a question in Rajya Sabha, Minister Thakur said that these actions have been taken under Section 69A of the Information Tech...
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India Blocks 16 YouTube Channels For Spreading Hate, Fake News
The Centre on Monday blocked 16 YouTube channels, including six operating from Pakistan, and a Facebook account for spreading disinformation related to India's national security, foreign relations and public order, according to an official statement.
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Minister Issues Warning To Online Channels Over Fake News
Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur on Tuesday warned of stern action against online channels found spreading misinformation and fake news as India blocked YouTube channels, Twitter accounts and Facebook accounts indulging in
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Indian Government Orders Blocking of 22 YouTube-Based News Channels, Including 4 From Pakistan
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has directed the blocking of 22 YouTube-based news channels, of which four are from Pakistan, for allegedly spreading fake news to mislead viewers.
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8 YouTube Channels "Busted" For Spreading Fake News
The government on Tuesday said it has "busted" eight YouTube channels, with a cumulative subscriber count of nearly 23 million, for spreading fake news such as declaration of early Lok Sabha polls and banning electronic voting machines.
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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan On Fake News About Aaradhya: "Unnecessary And Insensitive"
The Delhi High Court, last week, restrained YouTube channels from spreading false reports on Aaradhya Bachchan's health
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New IT Rules Consider Removing Social Media Content Deemed 'Fake' by Government
The government will not permit social media platforms to host any information that it identifies as false, according to a draft proposal of new IT rules released this week. Once information was identified as such, social media platforms or other "online intermediaries" would have to "make reasonable efforts" to ensure users do not "host, display, u...
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Six YouTube Channels Exposed for Spreading False Information, PIB Tweets
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry (I&B) on Thursday exposed six YouTube channels for "working in a coordinated manner and spreading false information" about the government, elections, proceedings in the Supreme Court and Parliament of India, the president and the prime minister. Last December, the Centre flagged three channels peddling fake...
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Centre Cracks Down On 6 YouTube Channels For "Spreading Fake News"
The government has cracked down on six YouTube channels that were found to be spreading fake news to its nearly 20 lakh subscribers, an official statement said on Thursday.
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Government Asks YouTube to Take Down 3 Channels Spreading Fake News, Sensational Claims
YouTube was asked by the government to take down three channels that were found to have spread fake news online, while making sensational claims about the government's public welfare initiatives. The fact checking unit of the Press Information Bureau had identified three channels using thumbnails and images of TV news channels and their anchors to ...
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Government Asks YouTube To Take Down 3 Channels Spreading Fake News: Report
The government on Wednesday asked YouTube to take down three channels for making false and sensational claims about various public welfare initiatives and spreading fake news.
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3 YouTube Channels With 33 Lakh Subscribers Busted In Fake News Crackdown
Three YouTube channels with a total of 33 lakh subscribers have been busted for spreading fake news about Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and key institutions, the centre said today.
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PIB Accuses YouTube Channel of Spreading Fake News About Election Commission, PM Modi, CJI
A YouTube channel has been accused of spreading fake news about Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Supreme Court of India, the Chief Justice of India, and the Election Commission, according to a tweet by the fact-checking team of the Press Information Bureau (PIB). The nodal agency also stated that the channel has almost 10 lakh subscribers and 32 c...
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"Could Disrupt Public Order": Centre Blocks 45 YouTube Videos
The centre has blocked 45 YouTube videos from 10 channels for playing fake news and morphed visuals to spread hate among religious communities.
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YouTube Channels Blocked in India Monetised Fake News; Spread Nuclear Fear, Communal Hatred, Officials Say
The government recently blocked 102 YouTube channels were routinely spreading disinformation about India to lakhs of subscribers, and monetising fake news, according to officials. The YouTube channels, numerous websites and social media accounts had used templates and logos of popular television channels to mislead their viewers into believing that...
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Government Blocked 94 YouTube Channels, 19 Social Media Accounts in 2021-22 for Spreading Fake News
Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said that the government blocked 94 YouTube channels, 19 social media accounts and 747 uniform resource locators (URLs) during 2021-22 for spreading fake news. Responding to a question in Rajya Sabha, Minister Thakur said that these actions have been taken under Section 69A of the Information Tech...
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India Blocks 16 YouTube Channels For Spreading Hate, Fake News
The Centre on Monday blocked 16 YouTube channels, including six operating from Pakistan, and a Facebook account for spreading disinformation related to India's national security, foreign relations and public order, according to an official statement.
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Minister Issues Warning To Online Channels Over Fake News
Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur on Tuesday warned of stern action against online channels found spreading misinformation and fake news as India blocked YouTube channels, Twitter accounts and Facebook accounts indulging in
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Indian Government Orders Blocking of 22 YouTube-Based News Channels, Including 4 From Pakistan
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has directed the blocking of 22 YouTube-based news channels, of which four are from Pakistan, for allegedly spreading fake news to mislead viewers.
