Government Tube

IN Media Watch Briefs | 21/09/2012

After Facebook and Twitter, the Government of India is thinking of turning to YouTube for propagating government policies and programmes online. It is said that the government officials have been “holding meetings to discuss how this medium can be used to spread awareness about government initiatives.” No matter how much the government may try to censor internet, it is not able to resist having its own online presence. (PTI)

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