<span style="color: #222222;">As many as 78 You Tube based news channels and their social media accounts have been blocked from public access during 2021 and 2022 for violation of IT act 2000. <br />''<br />''Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply. He said the government is empowered to issue directions to any government agency or any intermediary to block content for public order besides in the interest of sovereignty, integrity of the country, and friendly relations with foreign states. He further said the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has also blocked 560 YouTube accounts in 2021 and 2022 for violating norms.</span><br />