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Chandigarh:
The Punjab Police on Wednesday mentioned it’s got 38 Fb, 49 Twitter and 21 YouTube accounts and hyperlinks blocked for spreading pretend information on the coronavirus disaster. “A complete of 151 accounts/hyperlinks of Fb, 100 of Twitter, 4 of Instagram and 37 of YouTube have been reported to the authorities involved, with 121 FIRs registered up to now at varied police stations throughout Punjab,” the state authorities mentioned in an announcement.
Director Basic of Police Dinkar Gupta mentioned the pressure had taken up the matter of blocking the accounts of “anti-national” and “anti-social” parts with the Cyber Legislation Division of the Ministry of Electronics and Info Know-how, following which 108 accounts and hyperlinks have been blocked. Additional motion on the remaining accounts is awaited, he mentioned.
Mr Gupta mentioned the social media platforms have been requested to present info of the customers. Authorized motion will likely be taken in opposition to the miscreants below the Info Know-how Act, 2000 and the Indian Penal Code as quickly as they’re recognized, the police officer mentioned.
Arpit Shukla, Director Bureau of Investigations, mentioned the State Cyber Crime Cell, Punjab, has requested folks to not share any type of unverified or pretend posts, information, movies or tales on COVID-19 on social media.
Chief Minister Amarinder Singh had ordered the crackdown amid widespread rumour-mongering and unfold of pretend information on social media, deliberately to unfold misinformation. Movies are being uploaded by anti-social parts to incite the general public within the title of “human organ commerce throughout COVID-19”, the assertion mentioned.
A wave of misinformation is being unfold by means of varied social media platforms that docs and paramedics are falsely declaring folks COVID-19 constructive after which taking out their organs for financial advantages, it mentioned.
“These obnoxious posts/movies on social media should not solely defamatory to the state authorities and docs, however are additionally seen discouraging folks from testing and therapy for COVID-19 from varied well being services,” the assertion mentioned.
