‘4 PM News’ YouTube channel blocked on Centre’s orders
The YouTube channel of 4 PM News, a digital news outlet, was blocked by the Union government on Tuesday.
YouTube said that the channel’s page was “unavailable in this country because of an order from the government related to national security or public order”.
The YouTube channel had about 7.3 million subscribers.
It is not immediately clear what led the government to order the blocking of the channel.
Sanjay Sharma, the editor-in-chief of 4 PM News, claimed that the ban was an attempt to “crush a strong voice of democracy in the name of national security”.
“If the government had any objection to any video, it could have informed by sending an email,” Sharma stated. “I would have checked it myself and if there was any mistake, I would have removed it.”
He added that “Modi is not the country” and asking questions to the government is not a crime. “It is our right to raise our voice in democracy.”
The journalist said that the news outlet will “continue to raise our voice” on 4 PM UP and its other channels.
The channel had uploaded several videos criticising the Narendra Modi-led Union government after the Pahalgam terror attack, Newslaundry reported.
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