Govt. blocks several social media handles circulating ‘fake/inciting content’
The Hindu
Owners of these accounts are being identified for action under the law IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said.
The government has blocked several social media handles that were circulating "fake and inciting" content on Twitter, YouTube and Facebook, Minister of State for IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Saturday.
Owners of these accounts are being identified for action under the law, he added.
Amid the massive crackdown on hateful posts, sources said that the offensive content actioned pertained to fake video of a cabinet briefing, an animated fake video showing violence against the Prime Minister and derogatory posts targeting Hindu women uploaded on social media handles.

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