India: India order banning YouTube channels and websites over alleged false information dissemination
Progress
Current status
adopted
21 Dec 2021 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 orders the blocking of 20 YouTube channels and websites for spreading misinformation
On 21 December 2021, the Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) issued several orders to social media and news companies to block access to twenty channels on YouTube and 2 webpages. The MIB noted that those twenty YouTube channels we…
SourceEvent type
order
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government