Haryana DGP warns against social media content promoting gun culture

Chandigarh: Haryana DGP Ajay Singhal on Saturday warned the users of social media platforms involved in promoting gun culture and objectionable or misleading content on social media in the state.Singhal said that such content will not be tolerated under any circumstances and strict action will be taken against the offenders as, so far, the police department has identified and acted against a total of 6,083 objectionable, misleading, and law-and-order-disturbing URLs/content/apps/websites.Notably, this action was taken between Jan 1 and April 1 this year. Elaborating on the issue, officials informed that 4,278 were linked to Meta (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp), 1,172 from YouTube, 372 from X (formerly Twitter), 167 from other platforms, 53 from Telegram, 36 from Reddit, and 5 from Snapchat.Singhal reiterated that 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.He added that the people of Haryana are inherently peace-loving, hardworking, and play a leading role in nation-building. The state's citizens have made significant contributions in various fields such as armed forces, agriculture, the Indian economy, white and green revolutions, industry, Bollywood, music, and trade. Therefore, any kind of propaganda or misleading representation that harms the positive image of the state will be dealt with strictly. MSID:: 130193380 413 |