Inquiry revealed that the blocking committee of the ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) has confirmed the emergency blocking order of the official X (formerly Twitter) account of Jharkhand Congress on Thursday (May 2) for tweeting the doctored video of Union Home Minister and Bharatiya Janata Paty (BJP) leader Amit Shah on April 28. The account remains visible outside India.”Official information accessed indicate that this blocking order was requested by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) of the ministry of home affairs. The I4C’s threat analysis unit has been looking at the case of Shah’s doctored video. In Thursday’s meeting, this was the only blocking order that was discussed. “This is the first time Section 69A of the Information Technology Act has been used to block a political party’s social media account.

Source: Hindustan Times May 08, 2024 11:22 UTC