Nationwide Dastak, underneath editor Shambhu Kumar Singh, has about 9.4 million subscribers on YouTube, and describes itself as a voice of Dalits, Adivasis, farmers, girls and oppressed individuals, Scroll.in reported. The information portal additionally posted a picture of the authorized discover it acquired on 3 April 2024, on X.
In an electronic mail to Nationwide Dastak, YouTube mentioned it had acquired a discover from the Union ministry of knowledge and broadcasting to take down the channel in compliance with rule 15 (2) of the Data Expertise Guidelines 2021 with Part 69A of the Data Expertise Act 2000.
“Lakhs of newspapers and TV information channels are operating, and but there’s such worry over the Bahujans’ Nationwide Dastak?” the portal posted on X.
Based on The Wire, the discover by YouTube’s authorized cell cites the controversial Data Expertise (Middleman Tips and Digital Media Ethics Code) Guidelines 2021, as the idea for the federal government’s motion.
