INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Centre has said spread of such messages should be immediately contained
the country's law and order situation and ensure that the platform is not used for such malafide activities, an official statement said in
Delhi on Tuesday."Instances of lynching of innocent people have been noticed recently because of large number of irresponsible and explosive
messages filled with rumours and provocation are being circulated on WhatsApp
The unfortunate killing in many states such as Assam, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tripura and west Bengals are deeply painful and regrettable,"
the statement from the IT Ministry said
It added: "While the Law and order machinery is taking steps to apprehend the culprits, the abuse of platform like WhatsApp for repeated
circulation of such provocative content are equally a matter of deep concern."The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has
conveyed to the senior management of the WhatsApp and they have been advised that necessary remedial measures should be taken to prevent
proliferation of these fake and at times motivated/sensational messages," the statement said.The government has also directed that spread of
such messages should be immediately contained through the application of appropriate technology.It has also been pointed out that "such
platform cannot evade accountability and responsibility specially when good technological inventions are abused by some miscreants who
resort to provocative messages which lead to spread of violence."
