by आजतक लाईव्हसह तीन YouTube चॅनेलवर बंदी; माहिती व प्रसारण खात्याची मोठी कारवाई
आजतक लाईव्ह, News Headlines, Sarkari Update या तीन YouTube चॅनेलवर बंदी घालण्यांत आली. माहिती व प्रसारण खात्याची ही मोठी कारवाई आहे. या YouTube चॅनेल भारताचे माननीय सर्वोच्च न्यायालय, भारताचे माननीय सरन्यायाधीश, सरकारी योजना, इलेक्ट्रॉनिक मतदान यंत्रे (EVM), शेतकरी कर्जमाफी इत्यादींबद्दल खोटे आणि खळबळजनक दावे पसरवले. खोट्या बातम्यांचा समावेश आहे, जसे की सर्वोच्च न्यायालयाने भविष्यातील निवडणुका बॅलेट पेपरद्वारे घेतल्या जातील असा निर्णय दिला आहे; बँक खाती, आधार कार्ड आणि पॅन कार्ड असलेल्या लोकांना सरकार पैसे देत आहे; ईव्हीएमवर बंदी, इ.
YouTube चॅनेल टीव्ही चॅनेलच्या लोगोसह बनावट आणि खळबळजनक लघुप्रतिमा आणि त्यांच्या न्यूज अँकरच्या प्रतिमा वापरत असल्याचे निदर्शनास आले जेणेकरून दर्शकांना बातम्या खरा असल्याचा विश्वास वाटावा. हे चॅनेल त्यांच्या व्हिडिओंवर जाहिराती दाखवत असल्याचे आणि YouTube वर चुकीच्या माहितीची कमाई करत असल्याचेही आढळून आले.
माहिती आणि प्रसारण मंत्रालयाने गेल्या एक वर्षात शंभरहून अधिक YouTube चॅनेल ब्लॉक केल्यानंतर PIB फॅक्ट चेक युनिटने कारवाई केली.
Government of India strikes den of misinformation on YouTube
Fact Check Unit at PIB exposes three YouTube channels spreading fake news
Fake videos about Supreme Court of India, Chief Justice of India, and Prime Minister of India with lakhs of views busted by PIB Fact Check Unit
Misinformation on Election Commission of India, Electronic Voting Machines
YouTube channels fact-checked by PIB had nearly 33 lakh subscribers, over 30 crore views
In a series of over 40 fact-checks, the PIB Fact Check Unit (FCU) busted three YouTube channels which were spreading false information in India. These YouTube channels had nearly 33 lakh subscribers and their videos, almost all of which were found to be false, were watched over 30 crore times.
This is the first time when PIB has exposed entire YouTube channels as against individual posts on social media spreading false claims. Details of the YouTube channels fact-checked by PIB are as under:
Sl. No. | Name of YouTube Channel | Subscribers | Views |
News Headlines | 9.67 lakh | 31,75,32,290 | |
Sarkari Update | 22.6 lakh | 8,83,594 | |
आज तक LIVE | 65.6 thousand | 1,25,04,177 |
These YouTube channels spread false and sensational claims about the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, Hon’ble Chief Justice of India, Government schemes, Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), farm loan waivers, etc. among other fake news. Examples include fake news such as the Supreme Court to have ruled that future elections would be conducted by ballot papers; Government giving money to people who have bank accounts, Aadhar Cards and PAN cards; ban on EVMs, etc.
The YouTube channels were observed to be using fake and sensational thumbnails with logos of TV channels and images of their news anchors to mislead the viewers to believe that the news was authentic. These channels were also found to be displaying advertisements on their videos, and monetizing misinformation on YouTube.
Action taken by PIB Fact Check Unit follows blocking of over one hundred YouTube channels by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in the past one year.
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