BJP Government is by all accounts investigating approaches to block WhatsApp, Facebook, Telegram and Instagram incidentally or for all time in India. On July eighteenth, Department of Telecom (DoT) served a letter to Telecom Companies in India (Jio, Airtel, Vodafone and MTNL) requesting that they investigate approaches to block social networking platforms .
ASSOCHAM made it unmistakable blocking these mobile applications and destinations is certainly not a savvy move as any such measure would hurt India’s picture as rising center point for development in technology.
If necessary, Department of Telecom needs Telecom Firms to boycott the prominent Mobile Apps to follow Section 69A of the IT Act. This letter was served days after Center cautioned WhatsApp over fake gossipy tidbits prompting mob assaults which killed more than 20 individuals.
Specialists say, Blocking WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and different Apps is conceivable. Nations like China and Iran do it frequently. Though, It won’t be conceivable to boycott them in a specific locale and make them available to different districts in the nation.