National social media policy
Q. Union government will come up with a “national social media policy” primarily for- Published on 18 Apr 16a. Fighting radicalization by Islamic State
b. Controlling content of social media
c. Monitoring and Censoring content of social media
d. Tracing terrorists
ANSWER: Fighting radicalization by Islamic State
- Centre plans to announce national social media policy, and nip spreading of false propaganda on the Internet.
- Alarmed that an increasing number of young people are being radicalised by the Islamic State (IS) through online videos and social media groups, the Union government will come up with a “national social media policy” to counter the cyber-threat.
- The policy, which follows a “blueprint” circulated by the Home Ministry to State agencies that deal with de-radicalisation, will focus on countering social media propaganda that follows any communally polarising incident in the country.
