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Haryana Police is running a campaign against objectionable content on social media, in view of which at least 1,018 links and profiles have been reported so far. Giving information on the campaign on Saturday, the state Police added that 583 of these have already been removed or blocked.

 

The digital campaign is launched by the Police against increasing illegal and objectionable activities on social media, and is being carried out in collaboration with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).

 

"Objectionable, anti-national, anti-religion, and misleading content inciting tension and confusion was being frequently posted on social media, making a well-coordinated action necessary. With this objective, the Cyber Haryana team started continuous monitoring of social media platforms about a month ago, and the drive is still ongoing. Under this campaign, a total of 1,018 objectionable links and profiles have been reported so far, out of which 583 have already been removed or blocked by social media companies. The remaining 435 are in various stages of review and will be taken down soon," cited the official statement of the Police.

 

 

The cyber team of the Haryana Police is identifying posts, videos, links, and profiles with misinformation, provocative language, or material disturbing public peace.

 

"As soon as such content is detected, a notice is issued to the concerned social media platform under Section 79(3)(b) of the IT Act, directing immediate removal. No leniency is being shown at any stage of this process," informed the Police.

 

Haryana Director General of Police Ajay Singhal stated that in view of the rising cases of digital fraud, the police initiated another major campaign. To control the growing operations of suspicious trading and investment apps and channels across the country, Cyber Haryana launched a special and well-organised drive on 12 January. Under this initiative, 28 such apps and channels have been identified so far. Out of these, 14 have been removed from digital platforms, while the remaining 14 are undergoing final review and takedown procedures by social media intermediaries.

 

Singhal emphasised that the police are extremely strict against those spreading false or inflammatory information on social media. He also said that if anyone comes across a suspicious post, link, or app, they must report it immediately to the police or the cyber helpline, so that timely action can be taken.