Centre blocks 16 Pakistani YouTube channels for anti-India content; reprimands BBC over reportage of Pahalgam

NEW DELHI: In the backdrop of the Pahalgam terror attack, the government on Monday announced banning 16 YouTube channels of Pakistan, including that of several leading media houses of that country such as Dawn, Samaa TV, ARY News, Geo News, Razi Naama, GNN and Irshad Bhatti, officials said.

The officials said that the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting action has taken the action on the recommendation of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), as it was found that these channels were involved in “spreading communally sensitive content and misinformation against India.”