India bans 16 Pakistan YouTube Channels for ‘Provocative and Sensitive Content’

India faced one of the most brutal and deadliest terrorist attacks on their civilians on 22 April 2025, a fatal attack that struck a similar chord as the 26/11 Mumbai attack. Now after retaliating through visa restrictions and water treaty abeyance, India has now blocked 16 Pakistan YouTube Accounts citing ‘Provocative and Sensitive Content’. 

This decision was advised by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. The 16 accounts cumulate up to a total of 63 Million followers in their social media pages. The Press Trust of India posted the list of the 16 YouTube Channels from Pakistan that are banned that includes DAWN, one of the leading News channels in Pakistan, Samaa TV, ARY News, Geo News and many more. 

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Flagged for their provocative and false content regarding the Pahalgam Attack that took the lives of 28 tourists. The channels set out a deviating narrative against India and the terror act that drew innocent blood. 

“On the recommendations of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Government of India has banned the 16 Pakistani YouTube channels including Dawn News, Samaa TV, Ary News, Geo News for disseminating provocative and communally sensitive content, false and misleading narratives and misinformation against India, its Army and security agencies in the backdrop of the tragic Pahalgam terror incident in Jammu & Kashmir,” government sources stated as reported by Times Now. 

The Indian Government through the Ministry of External Affairs has also written an official letter to the head of BBC India, Jackie Martin regarding the insensitive writing that termed the terrorists as ‘militants’. A formal letter has been written to the BBC by the Indian Centre’s XP Division,which will be monitoring further reporting of the BBC.