Twitter India has banned official accounts of Pakistan Embassies in the United Nations, Turkey, Iran, and Egypt. Earlier, Twitter also withheld the account of the national public broadcaster – Radio Pakistan.
After these official accounts were withheld in India, the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged Twitter to restore the accounts with immediate access.
This development comes shortly after the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting blocked 16 news channels on YouTube, including 6 based in Pakistan, for 'spreading misinformation related to India’s national security, foreign relations, and public order'.
The Ministry said these YouTube channels were spreading false, unverified information to create panic, incite communal disharmony, and disturb public order in India. The blocked accounts include six Pakistan-based and 10 India-based YouTube news channels, having a cumulative viewership of over 68 crores.
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