Government blocks websites carrying content against India from ISIS
The Government has blocked 32 websites named for national security concerns, as they were supposedly carrying anti India material from horror groups such as Islamic state of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). They have blocked some more websites as there was a serious national security alarm.
The websites that have faced the cleaning includes popular video sharing platforms like Vimeo and Daily motion, while some of them permitted to function after removing the intolerable content. The website supposedly containing material about ‘Areeb Majid’ who is a suspected as the Islamic state member who was arrested by NIA and three other persons from North Karnataka’s Bhatkal area.
The sources from the website are said that were being used to stimulate the Indian Youth to join the ISIS group and for spreading the news about the alleged death of certain persons while fighting associated Forces in the countries like Iraq and Afghanistan.
Another senior official said that the quieting followed that is an order from a Mumbai court which was advanced by ATS (Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad) with a request to block some website carrying content against India. During its investigation into certain terror cases, the ATS had received information that some websites were carrying content against the Nation.
Arvind Gupta, who is BJP’s IT cell national head also said the websites have been blocked on the advice of ATS as they carrying material from ISIS. Gupta said that website that have blocked were based on an recommended by Anti terrorism squad and were carrying content against India from ISIS.
He further said that the websites that have removed the unpleasant content and or corporate with continuing investments are not blocked. A list of thirty two websites supposed to be a Department of Telecom (DoT) circular also went viral on micro blogging sites Twitter on 31 December 2014.
At the same time, as there was no official word made by the ministry and the sources within the department existence survival of such a circular.
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Government blocks websites carrying content against India from ISIS
