Drive Against Objectionable Content On Social Media: Over 1000 Links, Profiles...

Key Highlights

• With this objective, the Cyber Haryana team started continuous monitoring of social media platforms about a month ago, and the drive is still ongoing,” the police said in a statement.
• “Under this campaign, a total of 1,018 objectionable links and profiles have been reported so far, out of which 583 have already been removed or blocked by social media companies.
• The remaining 435 are in various stages of review and will be taken down soon,” it said.
• During the campaign, the cyber team is identifying posts, videos, links and profiles that contain misinformation, provocative language, or material disturbing public peace.
• “As soon as such content is detected, a notice is issued to the concerned social media platform under Section 79(3)(b) of the IT Act, directing immediate removal.