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Government orders blocking of 18 Indian, four Pakistani YouTube-based news channels over fake news
Updated On: 05 April, 2022 03:32 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
This is the first time that action has been taken against the Indian YouTube-based news publishers since the notification of the IT Rules, 2021 in February last year
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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.
This is the first time that action has been taken against the Indian YouTube-based news publishers since the notification of the IT Rules, 2021 in February last year, it said.
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