Govt issued 105 blocking orders to social media firm under new IT rules
The government has issued 105 directions to social media platforms under the new IT rules that came into effect in February last year, Parliament was informed. According to information shared by minister of state for electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, the directions were issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting under the new rules. The data shared by the minister shows that 94 directions to block content were issued to YouTube between December 2021 and April 2022,…