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New Delhi: The government on Thursday blocked eight YouTube channels, including one operated from Pakistan, for allegedly spreading disinformation related to India’s national security. It is 3rd time in five months that the I&B Ministry has blocked YouTube channels invoking the Information Technology Rules, 2021, taking the tally to 46. The blocked channels had over 114 crore views and 85.73 lakh subscribers and the content was being monetised, the I&B Ministry said. 78 such channels blocked since 2021, I&B Minister told Parl recently. New IT rules empower users of social media platforms, asking latter to provide for a timebound and robust grievance redressal mechanism to resolve plaints.