Coronavirus: UP puts social media under scanner to curb fake news

Platforms like Facebook, Twitter, TikTok under the lens

To curb the menace of fake news during the ongoing coronavirus lockdown, the Uttar Pradesh government has put the various social media platforms under the scanner.

So far, the government, which has set up a dedicated social media wing for the purpose, has taken the cognisance of 54 such cases in the state for action. These social media posts pertain to popular platforms including Facebook, Twitter, TikTok etc.

“We are taking action on the basis of complaints filed against the social media posts,” UP additional chief secretary Awanish Kumar Awasthi said here this evening and warned that first information reports