India blacklist eight YouTube channels.

The Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcasting stated on Thursday that it has blacklisted eight YouTube channels, seven of which were situated in India and one in Pakistan. It said that the channels were prohibited under the Information Technology Rules 2021, which prohibit “spreading disinformation related to India’s national security, foreign relations and public order.”

Details of Social Media Accounts and URLs Blocked

YouTube Channels

Sl. No.YouTube channel NameMedia Statistics
Loktantra Tv23,72,27,331 views

12.90 lakh subscribers

U&V TV14,40,03,291 views

10.20 lakh subscribers

AM Razvi1,22,78,194 views

95, 900 subscribers

Gouravshali Pawan Mithilanchal15,99,32,594 views

7 lakh subscribers

SeeTop5TH24,83,64,997 views

33.50 lakh subscribers

Sarkari Update70,41,723 views

80,900 subscribers

Sab Kuch Dekho32,86,03,227 views

19.40 lakh subscribers

News ki Dunya (Pakistan based)61,69,439 views

97,000 subscribers

TotalOver 114 crore views,

85 lakh 73 thousand subscribers

The channels were accused of implementing “fake and sensational thumbnails, images of news anchors and logos of certain TV news channels to mislead viewers to believe that the news was authentic.”

Source Goverment of India