442% rise in the number of URLs blocked

IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad addressed to the question raised by Congress MP Jothimani over removal of “objectionable online content posted on social media.” According to the reply, while the government had blocked 633 URLs in 2016, the number climbed up to 3,433 in 2019 (till October 31), a jump of 442%.

from Tech-Economic Times https://ift.tt/2OvJNll