The I&B ministry has withdrawn permission given to the news broadcaster for uplinking of 10 TV channels in Ku-band on GSAT-15 Satellite, that was making these accessible on DD Free Dish
The blocked YouTube channels had a cumulative viewership of over 114 crore and were subscribed by over 85 lakh users, the ministry said in a statement.
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has ordered the blocking of 35 YouTube news channels operated from Pakistan along with two websites for their involvement in spreading anti-India fake news in a coordinated manner on digital media platforms.