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The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Ministry blocked 22 YouTube news channels, 4 social media accounts and a website using its powers under the IT Rules, 2021.
Based on fresh intelligence inputs, the Centre has blocked 35 YouTube channels, 2 Twitter accounts, 2 Instagram accounts, 2 websites and a Facebook account. The government of India last month had blocked 20 YoubTube channels and two websites in a closely coordinated effort between intelligence agencies and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The channels and websites were spreading anti-India propaganda and fake news on the internet. Informing about the move, Vikram Sahay, Joint
The petitioner says that the Rules are not only ambiguous but also "seek to undermine end to end encryption which is a subset of the fundamental right to privacy."