India: India restricts access to social meida channels over alleged false information dissemination
Progress
Current status
adopted
21 Jan 2022 adopted
Scope
Implementers
India
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
India issues orders blocking social media accounts involved in spreading “anti-India” content
On 21 January 2022, the Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) issued several orders to social media and news companies to block access to thirty-five YouTube news channels, two websites, two Twitter accounts, two Instagram accounts, …
SourceEvent type
order
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government