CHANDIGARH: Haryana Director General of Police Ajay Singhal on Saturday warned against the promotion of gun culture and objectionable or misleading content on social media, saying such activities will not be tolerated and strict action will be taken against offenders.
From January 1 to April 10, a total of 6, 083 objectionable, misleading, and law-and-order disturbing URLs, contents, apps, and websites have been taken down, the DGP said.
According to detailed data, 4, 278 were linked to Meta (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp), 1, 172 from YouTube, 372 from X, 167 from other platforms, 53 from Telegram, 36 from Reddit, and 5 from Snapchat, an official statement said.
The DGP said strict action will be taken against content glorifying weapons, promoting violence, displaying obscene content involving women, portraying children and girls in an indecent and objectionable manner, and fake content that presents a negative image of Haryana and its people.
He clarified that such activities not only hurt social values but also affect peace and harmony in the state.