Amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan, fake news and misinformation are being spread on social media platforms. To stop this, the central government is pressurizing Meta and X (Twitter). According to media reports, the central government is giving instructions to remove more than 1,000 posts from social media every day under the IT Act. For this, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has also held a high-level meeting with social media companies. Social media companies have blocked access to the accounts of Pakistani actors like Fawad Khan, Atif Aslam, Hania Aamir and cricketers like Babar Azam, Shahid Afridi in India. Yesterday orders were given to close 8000 X accounts Amid tensions with Pakistan, the Indian government has ordered to close 8000 X accounts spreading fake news. These also include accounts of international news organizations. X has made this claim through its Global Governance Affairs account. The platform said that we do not agree with this, these posts and accounts will not be visible only in India. Global Government Affairs posted on its official X account that the Government of India has issued orders to ban such accounts and posts which are spreading fake news, propaganda for Pakistan and anti-India content (text, photos and videos). The government says that this action has been taken to strengthen national security and cyber security. Some accounts are accused of spreading instability in India and spreading misinformation. Order to remove Pakistani content from OTT platforms Earlier, on Thursday, the central government directed all OTT (over-the-top) and streaming platforms to immediately remove content related to Pakistan. Pakistani content has been banned citing national security reasons in the advisory of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. This action has been taken under the IT Act 2021. OTT platforms will have to remove all kinds of Pakistani content The Government of India had banned 16 Pakistani YouTube channels Earlier, on April 27, on the recommendation of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Government of India has banned 16 Pakistani YouTube channels. According to government sources, these channels are accused of spreading provocative, communal and misleading news against India, Indian Army and security agencies. Pakistani actors also banned FWICE (Film Federation of Western Cine Employees) has recently written a letter to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and made it clear that if any Indian works with Pakistani artists, a case of treason will be filed against him. Also, the person working with Pakistani artists will be banned from the Indian industry. Amidst the controversies, apparently Fawad Khan’s film Abir Gulaal will no longer be released in India. At the same time, Hania Aamir is also being replaced from the film Sardar 3. The ban started after the Uri attack After the Uri attack in the year 2016, all Pakistani artists were banned from working in India. This was the reason why artists like Mahira Khan, Fawad Khan had to leave many films of India. In the year 2023, the Bombay High Court rejected the petition to ban Pakistani artists and said that artists cannot be punished due to political tension. This was the reason why Pakistani artists started getting work in Hindi cinema again. Hania Aamir got work in the film Sardar 3 with Diljit Dosanjh, while Fawad Khan was about to make a Bollywood comeback with the film Abir Gulaal. X banned 2.30 lakh Indian accounts in April-May
Elon Musk’s company X Corp has banned 230,892 accounts in India between 26 April and 25 May. Of these, 2,29,925 accounts have been banned for promoting child sexual abuse and non-consensual nudity. At the same time, 967 accounts have been removed for promoting terrorism. According to the new IT rules, 2021, in its monthly report, X said that between 26 April and 25 May it received 17,580 complaints from X users in India. During this period, the company also processed 76 complaints against account suspension. The company had banned 1.84 lakh accounts in March-April
Earlier, between 26 March and 25 April, X had banned 1,84,241 accounts in India. Out of these, 1,303 accounts were banned for promoting terrorism. Whereas, between 26 February and 25 March, a total of 213,862 accounts were banned. Out of these, 1,235 were such accounts which were closed for promoting terrorism in the country. Read this news also Pakistan’s attack in Jaisalmer-Pokaran failed, drones shot down: Red alert in Barmer-Sriganganagar, people appealed to stay indoors After India’s air strike in response to the Pahalgam attack, Pakistan attacked military bases in Jaisalmer-Pokaran with drones on Thursday night. The Indian Army foiled the attack. A red alert has been issued in Barmer-Sriganganagar. People have been appealed to stay indoors. A blackout has been imposed in the districts adjoining the border. On Thursday night, a Pakistani drone was intercepted by Indian air defense in Jaisalmer. These attacks were carried out on the airbase and military area of Jaisalmer. When Indian missiles shot down the drone in the air, fireballs were seen in the sky. Read the full news…
