Govt blocks 8 YouTube channels third time in 5 months, uses new IT Rules

The government on Thursday blocked eight YouTube channels, including one operated from Pakistan, for allegedly spreading disinformation related to India’s national security.

It is the third time in five months that the Information & Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry has blocked YouTube channels invoking the Information Technology Rules, 2021, taking the tally to 46.

As many as 78 YouTube channels have been blocked since 2021, I&B Minister Anurag Thakur told Parliament recently. The channels that were blocked in the current round include Loktantra TV, U&V TV, A M Razvi, Gouravshali Pawan Mithilanchal, SeeTop5TH, Sarkari Update, Sab Kuch Dekho and Pakistan-based News ki Duniya.