9 TV channels taken off air for code violation: I&B Minister Thakur

Nine television channels were taken off air for a specified time period between 2017 and 2022 for programme and advertising code violation, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur informed Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

In reply to a written question, Thakur said the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting had also issued directions to block 94 YouTube-based news channels and 19 social media accounts, websites and mobile applications under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules during 2021-22.

“The Central Board for Film Certification (CBFC) has informed that between 2017 and 2022, it has refused certification to 11 songs,” the minister said in response to a question from Congress MP Manish Tewari, a former minister of information and broadcasting.