US EditionGovt to ban social media influencers for anti-national content, flags accounts inciting violence post-Pahalgam attack
- On April 22, 2025, a terrorist attack in the Baisaran valley of Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, resulted in the deaths of 26 individuals, many of whom were tourists.
- The attack escalated India-Pakistan tensions, with India blaming Pakistan and Islamabad denying the charge, prompting government scrutiny of online content.
- A parliamentary panel chaired by MP Nishikant Dubey has requested ministries to provide information on steps being considered to prohibit social media influencers and platforms accused of promoting violence.
- The committee has asked the ministries to submit a report by May 8 detailing the actions planned under the IT Act 2000 and the 2021 IT Rules to address social media influencers and platforms suspected of undermining the nation’s interests.
- Following the attack, the government banned multiple Pakistani YouTube channels and withheld several Pakistani political figures’ social media accounts to prevent provocative content and maintain security.
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Parliamentary panel seeks action against 'anti-national' influencers, platforms
Amid heightened tensions following the Pahalgam terror attack, a parliamentary panel has directed the I&B and MeitY ministries to detail planned actions against social media platforms and influencers allegedly acting against national interests.
Panel seeks action against social media, influencers 'working against nation'
New Delhi: A parliamentary panel has sought details from two key government ministries overseeing information flow on the action they have planned against social media platforms and influencers who “seem to be working against national interest” following the Pahalgam terror attack. Parliament’s Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology, headed by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, has noted that some social media influencers and platf…
Govt to ban social media influencers for anti-national content, flags accounts inciting violence post-Pahalgam attack
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on IT warns that certain social media influencers and platforms may incite violence following the Pahalgam terror attack. They request the Ministries of Electronics and IT to take action against these platforms by May 8, 2025, under relevant IT laws.
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