Ghaziabad: In a serious crackdown on the circulation of faux information and undesirable messages on social media platforms, Ghaziabad police has issued a notice warning individuals to chorus from forwarding objectionable content material on WhatsApp and Facebook.
The police have mentioned that any particular person discovered sharing texts, footage or movies that are objectionable in nature can be booked beneath Indian Penal Code part 505/153A/295A/298.
“This is to inform that if any person shares objectionable content (such as articles, photos, videos etc.) on Whatsapp or Facebook or forwards it to individuals or groups, then a case will be filed against them under IPC section 505/153A/295A/298,” learn the assertion.
“The violators may even be booked under National Security Act (NSA),” it added.
The notice additional mentioned, “Sharing any misleading content from other district, state or country will also be considered a violation. So kindly ignore such posts.”
The police have additionally requested the group admins to take away any one that violates these pointers and inform the police on the earliest.
The police have additionally issued cell numbers of officers who must be contacted in case of any violation.
