The Information and Broadcasting Ministry ordered on Monday the blocking of 20 channels on YouTube and two websites allegedly run by a Pakistani network to spread anti-India propaganda and fake news, saying this evening it was acting on information from intelligence agencies.
The alleged anti-India disinformation campaign involved the Naya Pakistan Group (NPG) that has a network of its own YouTube channels and other standalone ones. The channels had a combined subscriber base of over 35 lakh, and their videos had over 55 crore views. Some of the YouTube channels of the Naya Pakistan Group (NPG) were being operated by anchors