I&B ministry asks YouTube to down 45 videos from 10 channels

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has directed YouTube to remove 45 videos from its 10 channels. “The orders to block the videos were issued on September 23, 2022, under the provisions of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021,” officials said, adding that the blocked videos had a cumulative views of over 1.30 crore.

The videos that have been taken down include 13 from a YouTube channel called The Live TV, nine from Hind Voice, six each from Inqilab Live and Desh India Live, four from Mr Reaction Wala, two each from GetsetflyFACT and 4PM, and one each from the channels of National Adda, Dhruv Rathee and Vinay Pratap Singh Bhopar.