Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, June 28: The official Twitter accounts of the Pakistani embassies in the UN, Turkey, Iran, and Egypt were blocked in India. Twitter had already blocked the account of Radio Pakistan, Pakistan’s primary public broadcaster.
The Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged Twitter to immediately restore these official accounts after Twitter in India denied access.
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting had already blocked 16 YouTube news channels, including 6 stations based in Pakistan, for disseminating false information about India’s national security, foreign relations, and public order.
The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting asserts that YouTube channels were disseminating untrue, unverified information to sow discord among communities and undermine public order in India.
Among the social media accounts that have been disabled are six YouTube news stations from Pakistan and ten from India, with a combined audience of over 68 crore. According to the government, none of the digital news publishers have provided the Ministry with the information necessary by rule 18 of the IT Rules of 2021.
Additionally, India has already criticised Pakistan for disseminating false information on websites like Facebook and Instagram.
