Government Issued Nearly 195,000 Social Media Blocking Orders from March to July
Between March and July, the Indian government issued nearly 195,000 blocking orders to social media platforms Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube, averaging one order every 68 seconds. Instagram received the most orders, over 100,000, followed by Facebook with around 80,000 and YouTube nearly 15,000. Many orders were issued during student protests against exam leaks in Delhi, with most directives sent via the Home Ministry's Sahyog portal. Each order can cover multiple pieces of content or accounts.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 0%, Centre 100%, Right 0%). Overall sentiment is neutral (42/100). Lens Score 59/100.
Outlets measured: news18, indianexpress. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 2 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (35–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
indianexpress broke this story on 17 Aug, 11:53 pm. Other outlets followed.