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Time of India
05-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Parliamentary panel seeks details of action planned against social media platforms 'working against national interest'
Following the Pahalgam terror attack, a parliamentary panel is demanding information from the Information and Broadcasting and Electronics and Information Technology ministries regarding planned actions against social media platforms and influencers. The committee suspects some entities are acting against national interests and inciting violence. Details on potential bans under the IT Act and related rules are requested by May 8. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads New Delhi: A parliamentary panel has sought details from two key 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. The parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology , headed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey, has noted that some social media influencers and platforms in the country seem to be working against national interest, which is likely to incite violence, sources committee, in a communication to the ministries of Information and Broadcasting and Electronics and Information Technology, has sought details of the "contemplated action to ban such platforms under IT Act, 2000 and Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021".The letter, the sources said, has been sent to the secretaries of the two ministries and they have been asked to submit the details by May social-media handles have been banned on different platforms after they allegedly posted content against national-security people, mostly tourists, were gunned down by terrorists in south Kashmir's Pahalgam on April 22, with India blaming terror groups linked to Pakistan for the horrific Congress MP Saket Gokhale, who is a member of the panel, said in a post on X that he had not received any communication related to the issue quoted in the memorandum. He claimed that according to rules, the chairperson cannot issue a statement without the approval of the however, deleted his post later.
India Today
05-05-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Parliamentary panel seeks action against 'anti-national' influencers, platforms
A parliamentary panel on communications and IT has directed the ministries of Information and Broadcasting, and Electronics and Information Technology to furnish details of planned actions against social media platforms and influencers allegedly working against national interests. The directive comes amid the country remains on high alert after the Pahalgam terrorist by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, the Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology expressed concern that certain online entities are inciting violence, news agency PTI a move signalling heightened scrutiny of the digital space, the parliamentary panel has specifically sought information on potential bans of such platforms under the existing Information Technology Act, 2000, and the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The secretaries of both the I&B and MeitY have been instructed to submit their comprehensive responses outlining planned actions by Thursday, May the April 22 terrorist attack in which Pakistan-based terrorists opened fire on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir, killing 26 people, the government has taken strong measures to monitor and regulate digital platforms, among other actions. Several YouTube channels and Instagram profiles, including those of prominent critics and celebrities, have been banned.X handles of several Pakistani political leaders, including Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, Minister Abdullah Tarar, former Prime Minister Imran Khan, and former minister Bilawal Bhutto, have also been withheld in India as tensions between the two nations remain FIRs were also filed against social media users over their comments about the Pahalgam terrorist agencies across the country remain on high alert as tensions escalate between the two nations following the attack. Accusing Pakistan of fostering cross-border terrorism, India has announced a series of punitive measures, including cancelling visas for Pakistani nationals, closing the border and airspace, downsizing diplomatic missions, suspending trade, and putting the Indus Waters Treaty under review, among other InMust Watch IN THIS STORY#Pakistan
