People spread bias through content
In a written reply to Parliament on behalf of the Home Office, information on URL blocking was provided. Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said that the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) had blocked 9,845 URLs between January and October this year. He did so under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act. MeitY was assigned to block websites dealing with public and anti-India propaganda affecting India’s sovereignty.
The written reply stated that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is currently investigating 67 cases related to online radicalism. Of these, 325 defendants have been arrested and 336 have been charged. Of those, 63 defendants have been convicted. The government says the use of end-to-end encrypted apps such as WhatsApp and Signal remains a key challenge in combating online radicalization.
Keep an eye on those spreading fanaticism
Apart from WhatsApp, it is difficult for security agencies to use more secure messaging apps like Signal, Telegram, Viber and the dark web to connect with other like-minded elements through end-to-end encryption with aggressive elements.
Cyberspace is under constant surveillance by various agencies. Because people are trying to spread fundamentalist ideology quickly through network technology. According to the agency, all such websites and content are continuously monitored and such large institutions are being identified. Cyber ​​patrols are being conducted for this purpose.
May the country be at peace
These agencies also monitor content that spreads bigotry and hateful ideas among the people to prevent any form of riots and other incidents. Such URLs should be blocked through proactive monitoring.
