India bans 16 Pak YouTube channels amid rising tensions
Mangalore Today News Network
New Delhi, April 28, 2025: The Government of India on Monday banned 16 Pakistani YouTube channels on the recommendation of the Ministry of Home Affairs, news agency ANI reported.
The channels have been banned for disseminating provocative and communally sensitive content, false and misleading narratives and misinformation against India, its Army and security agencies in the backdrop of the tragic Pahalgam terror incident in Jammu and Kashmir, government sources told the agency.
On the recommendations of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Government of India has banned the 16 Pakistani YouTube channels including Dawn News, Samaa TV, Ary News, Geo News for disseminating provocative and communally sensitive content, false and misleading narratives and… pic.twitter.com/AusR1fCkvN
— ANI (@ANI) April 28, 2025
The channels include Dawn News, Samaa TV, Ary News, Geo News.
This news comes amid rising tensions with Pakistan, following the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, where at least 26 tourists lost their lives.