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As per a statement issued by the ministry of information and broadcasting, the channels were promoting disinformation and unverified news and videos that have the potential to create panic among various sections of society.

Published on: Apr 25, 2022, 19:09:37 IST

By HT News Desk | Written by Manjiri Sachin Chitre | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar

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The Centre on Monday blocked 16 YouTube channels, including six operating from Pakistan, and a Facebook account, for spreading “disinformation related to India’s national security, foreign relations, and public order".

According to a statement issued by the ministry of information and broadcasting, the channels were promoting disinformation and unverified news and videos that have the potential to create panic among various sections of society. The blocked YouTube channels and the Facebook account had a cumulative viewership of over 68 crore and were spreading "false, unverified information to create panic, incite communal disharmony and disturb public order in India", the statement added. "None of the digital news publishers had furnished information to the ministry as required under Rule 18 of the IT Rules, 2021," it added.

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Here is a list of the blocked channels and their viewership and subscribers:

India- based channels

Channel name	Viewership	Subscribers
Saini Education research	5,870,029 views	59,700 subscribers
Hindi mein dekho	25,047,357 views	3,53,000 subscribers
Technical Yogendra	8,019,691 views	2,90,000 subscribers
Aaj te news	3,249,179 views	Not available
SBB news	161,614,244 views	Not available
Defence news24X7	13,356,737 views	Not available
The study time	57,634,260 views	3,65,000 subscribers
Latest update	34,372,518 views	Not available
MRF TV LIVE	1,960,852 views	26,700 subscribers
Tahaffuz-E-Deen India	109,970,287 views	7,30,000 subscribers
TOTAL	42,20,95,154 views in total	25,54,400 subscribers in total

Pakistan-based channels

Channel name	Viewership	Subscribers
AjTak Pakistan	6,04,342 views	Not available
Discover point	10,319,900 views	70,600 subscribers
Reality checks	2,220,519 views	Not available
Kaiser Khan	49,628,946 views	4,70,000 subscribers
The voice of Asia	32,438,352 views	Not available
Bol Media Bol	167,628,947 views	1,1,60,000 subscribers
TOTAL	26,28,41,006 views in total	17,00,600 subscribers in total

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