Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram to be blocked? See what DoT needs
The telecom office has looked for perspectives of the business on specialized measures that can be embraced for blocking portable applications like Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, and so on in circumstances where national security and open request are under danger.
The Department of Telecom (DoT) on July 18, 2018, had kept in touch with all telecom administrators, the Internet Service Providers Association of India (ISPAI), industry body Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) and others and requested their contributions to obstruct the applications under Section 69A of the IT Act.
“Dab in the letter had said that the Ministry of Electronics and IT and law implementation organizations have raised issue around hindering of certain portable applications like Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Telecom, and so on to meet prerequisite under Section 69A of IT Act,” an official source told PTI.
The Section 69A of IT Act discusses capacity to issue bearings for hindering for free to any data through any PC asset.
The law approves the focal government or any officer approved by it to issue heading to hinder the data on Internet in light of a legitimate concern for power and uprightness of India, safeguard of India, security of the state, well disposed relations with outside states or open request or for anticipating prompting to the commission of any cognisable offense identifying with them.
There have been broad occurrences of horde lynching in the nation in view of bits of gossip spread through web-based social networking applications. The prominent informing application, WhatsApp, has been in the eye of tempest over manhandle of its stage for dissemination of phony news that brought about impelling of swarm anger.
An IT service official, who did not wish to be named, stated, WhatsApp has not conferred itself on “traceability” and attribution of messages, which had been one of the key requests of the administration.
Consequently, the service’s worries have not been tended to and the potential for abuse still remains, the source said.
A month ago, the administration had communicated disappointment over measures beforehand recorded by WhatsApp for checking counterfeit news that have, in a few cases, activated horde savagery.
The IT service, in its letter, had said that WhatsApp can’t escape from its duty regarding such widespread manhandle of its stage and expected to discover originators of provocative messages.
The legislature, in its second notice to the Facebook-claimed informing administration, had cautioned that without sufficient checks, it will regard the informing stage as ‘abettor’ of talk proliferation and legitimate results will take after.
WhatsApp told the administration it is building a nearby group, including India head, as a component of ventures to check counterfeit news course.
The portable informing stage additionally said that crediting messages on WhatsApp would undermine the private idea of WhatsApp and make the potential for genuine abuse. It included that the focal point of the firm is on enhancing its stage and working intimately with others in the public eye to enable protect to individuals.
Ready to cooperate as per norms & rules regulations
It is welcome move by the Government. But before blocking any one’s face book ,wha tsap,instagram account etc ,it is better to give him notice about the same. it is also better to inform him about the violation of rules committed by him.
secondly,it may be arranged to make social media users aware of rules,regulations,norms to be followed by social media users,proposed scales of penalties for violations etc
wide circulations may be given for these issues to reduce violations.
most people may not be aware of rules ,regulations and norms,
Hii what should i do for active facebook on my windows mobile
Facebook messages should be useful to the common public. The message should be very short. No message pertain to National Security should be sent to anybody.
I don’t know why my facebook account has blocked,please let me know the reason soon
Govt explores option to block social media apps like Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram is total WRONG you can not take our Freedom. Rectified your System and Accountability on Wrongdoing.STOP CORRUPTION from the NATION.
Facebook & WhatsApp are illuminati Dajjal’s main weapons please don’t use them brother first time Indian govt has taken good decision.
i wanted to active my e mail account
will obey the norms of Govt
My Facebook has been blocked unnecessarily, if my Instagram is blocked without any reason, I don’t care for that because I am sure Facebook and Instagram will be abolished from human’s mind within a year
Will abide by the govt orders
Will abide by the govt orders blocking everybody should be avoided
Ready to co operate as per norms and rules
As per rules kindly activate my facebook
As per govt rules
Kindly activatey my facebook
I don’t understand why my accounts of Social media has been blocked… I am not using fb or WA for very long time.. But certainly I’m quite upset with the authority…
Steps to curb all social sites by Govt is welcome. These should be rather banned.
WE WILL OBEY ALL GOVT RULE BUT ITS MUST BE PROTECTED
I have only very little social set up and I am
also 73 year old retired person with Zero
Mobility, bening more than 70% disabled.
Therefore. I request to keep alive my Face
Book and WhatsApp. Thanks.30-08-2018
M. S. Nair
Mob. 9811630731
9711860731
Ready to cooperate as per norms and rules regulations
Sorry to Note, Why Facebook Accounts are being blocked without assigning any Logical Reason. Please inform me, I shall follow THE GOVT ORDERS in this regard. Thanks.
Don’t unblock my FB account
MY FACEBOOK ACCOUNT IS BLOCKED WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. WHY? PLEASE GIVE REASON. PLEASE UNBLOCK IT. THANK YOU
Ready to Co oprate as per your rules and regulations
If govt wants to block FB Whatsapp etc what can I do. I will follow govt rules regulations.but it would be better to take necessary action against persons who misuse these platform to harm our national security.
Law makers themselves don’t know how to work with these apps…as they have paid staff to work for them.
sir pls unblock facebook acount
We should obey government rules.
Nothing close to my account I request to Facebook
Sir I want reactive my facebook account suggest me
I WILL OBEY THE ALL NORMS & RULES REGULATION OF GOVT.
Yes i will
Please block my facebook account as it is hacked.
Ready to obey all norms and regulations…
Request Facebook being Dr i never post any antisocial post on fb . Nor any post which cause threats to national security. If someone or my friends post such material let Facebook block their accounts not mine. I rarely post only my family post.
Hope Facebook is hearing me. It’s not my fault. Block account of guilty not innocent PPl
What government has decided to do is superb way to stop corruption in our nation.
Whatsapp, Facebook, part of YouTube uploads, Instagram, wechat, IMO, LINE, HIKE are easy and non secured way used by corrupted people , politicians, in our nation to transfer data and videos from our nation to other.
I give it a go as a good citizen of INDIA.
Go ahead government do this suddenly without notice and no explanation is required to give to any person.
Jai Hind.
Please do not block my Facebook account and What’sapp.I shall not post any fake news/videos.
Hello,
I’m wondering why I’m getting such mail!!?? I’m clearly stating that I’m not doing any unwanted stuffs in social medias like Facebook or WhatsApp!! If that’s the case then please mail me at ajdavid.guitarist@gmail.com . .
Regards
AJ
I want to active my gmail account
Dear Sir,
If any apps launches in India before launching i should t be verified by the govt. thoroughly in the interest of the people.. After 5yrs/ or more suddenly stopping will be problem to all the people who all are regularly using .Please make some alternative solution for the apps which is in the market for the people who all are using..
Ready to abide the rules andregulations
Ready to cooperate as per norms &rules regulations
For security there are many avenues to find out . Why whats up blocking ? Mean our security people for whom India govt spending huge amount are useless ?
Please un banned my number:9934817822
Please some whataap contact saved us
Please help
My alternate no:7541948471
i dont know my whats is block
Will obey the government norm
I will obey the rules and the regulations of the Government.
Please block my facebook account as it is hacked.
Please block my facebook account as it is hacked.
I want block my facebook account posthumas@yahoo.com as it is hacked and used for bad intentions which will affect my reputation. My laptop was stolen on 2016 & I made a diary at Muchipara p. s
KOLKATA. West Bengal but no result.
will abide by rules why is it blocked i have not used it wrongly inadvertently lite got deleted
My FACEBOOK account has been blocked. Kindly tell me the reason. Please UNBLOCK my account immediately.
THANK YOU.
I dont know my Facebook account is blocked… please give my account accessed as soon as possible. Even I dont know why it gets blocked.
please unblock to my facebook accont
PLEASE Unblock To My Facebook Accont
Plese
Good decision.
This should have been done long back
Hello
for me, I can say that if SC upholds the freedom of speech on Internet which is related to Section 66A than why can’t too Section 69A too? for case study on short brief kindly read the article with the link given below…
All social Network is blocked.then pece of mind all people contacting the letters by like postoffice.
Anti-national, anti-social, Anti-national Security, Communalism, Castism etc.type messages can’t be called “LIBERTY OR FREEDOM”.GOVT. & service provider company must stop immediately in the nation’s interest.
Anti-national, anti-social, Anti-national Security, Communalism, Castism etc.type messages can’t be called “LIBERTY OR FREEDOM”.GOVT. & service provider company must stop immediately in the nation’s interest.
Anti-national, anti-social, Anti-national Security, Communalism, Castism etc.type messages can’t be called “LIBERTY OR FREEDOM”.GOVT. & service provider company must stop immediately in the nation’s interest.
This is start of removing democracy, India is becoming like China.
A lot of lies and false news is written against the government which incites the public.This must stop.The government is right in blocking these applications.
WHATS APP IS GOOD FOR INDUSTRIAL COMMUNICATION CAN VIEW MODEL DESIGN AND CAN COMUNICATE MODIFICATION.SEE IT WAS EASY
I think its a good initiative since in today’s world everyone is trying to trace a users details
As a Face Book, Whatsapp, Instagram many other sites User i feel and humbly request the government of all the countries not to regulate,block our freedom of expression against the earlier Governments of khangress rules for last 65 years and odd in Hindustan where in these crooks have ruined our living standards, taxed heavily, robbed our lively earning and many other rules imposed on Us, so why not we revolt against these punishments imposed on us for BIG MISTAKE of being Born in this country …so the Governments of Hindustan should not rob our freedom of speech and expression we should do as and when REQUIRED so that the Governments should also accept our verdicts….