May not require specific intervention by the Indian government, such as blocking or deleting a viral video — allegedly showing Chinese People’s Liberation Army soldiers hoisting the national flag somewhere in the Galvan Valley — may not be required because it was filmed in Chinese territory, and It was not filmed in a disputed area in the middle line. Actual control (LAC), senior sources told News18.com.

“Obviously, the video was shot on the Chinese side of the valley. Therefore, there may be no need to take any action, such as blocking it,” said a source from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeiTY).

The video was posted on Twitter by Chinese media handlers on January 1, but there was no official news from China. Observers say that to laymen, this video appears to have been shot in a disputed area in the Galvan Valley. On the same day, the Indian and Chinese militaries exchanged gifts at multiple locations along the LAC. Mattel can block or delete any content on the Internet in accordance with the recommendations of the Ministry of the Interior or law enforcement agencies and inter-departmental agencies. Committee, this is the third-level complaint handling structure under the 2021 Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Code of Ethics) Rules.

This refers to content that violates national sovereignty and integrity, endangers national security, is not conducive to friendly relations between India and foreign countries, and may incite violence or disrupt public order.

The rules announced last year gave the Minister of Information and Broadcasting the power to decide to prevent the public from accessing certain content in an emergency without giving the platform a chance to hear.

Earlier, Secretary MeitY exercised the same rules under the Information Technology (Procedures and Safeguards to Prevent Public Access to Information) Rules 2009.

According to Article 69A of the Information Technology Law, MeTY can also require social media intermediaries to prevent the spread of misinformation handles or accounts.

The I&B Department last month invoked Article 16 of the new digital media rules and blocked 20 YouTube channels and two websites that spread anti-Indian propaganda and fake news on the Internet.

Government sources further told News18.com that if any action is necessary, it must be based on the recommendations of the Ministry of Defense or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Defense sources told News18.com that the video processed by Chinese Twitter and used for publicity was obviously not a new video, but was shot in China.

A national defense source said: “The permanent buildings in the video, and even the flat ground where Chinese soldiers are seen in the video, indicate that it was shot about 15 kilometers within the Chinese territory where their camp is located.”

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