Archive · 15 Dec 2025
Sahyog Portal Issues 2,300+ Content Block Orders in First Year
The Sahyog portal, run by the Indian government, sent over 2,300 orders to block content on platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook, and YouTube in its first year.
Most of these orders were for WhatsApp.
The portal helps the government quickly ask these platforms to remove content they think is bad or illegal.
The government says this is to keep the internet safe, but some people think it's too much control.
The orders are sent under a law that says platforms must remove the content or they could get in trouble.
The government is adding more platforms to this system and is sending more orders every day.
Over 2,300 content blocking orders were issued through the Sahyog portal in its first year of operation.
WhatsApp received the highest number of blocking orders (1,392), followed by Facebook (255) and Instagram (169).
The orders cover a wide range of online links and accounts deemed offensive or unlawful.
The Sahyog portal has become a central tool in India's online censorship framework, with orders issued under Section 79(3)(b) of the IT Act, 2000.
The number of blocking orders has significantly increased, from nearly one a day to more than six daily, indicating a rapid expansion in content takedowns.
- Who
- Union Home Ministry’s Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C)
- What
- Issued 2,312 content blocking orders to 19 online platforms
- When
- Between October 2024 and October 2025
- Where
- India
- Why
- To block allegedly offensive or unlawful posts and accounts
- Total Blocking Orders
- 2,312
- Period Covered
- October 2024 - October 2025
- Platform with Most Orders
- WhatsApp (1,392)
- Section Under Which Orders Issued
- Section 79(3)(b) of the IT Act, 2000
- Number of Intermediaries Onboarded
- 118
- Average Orders per Day
- 6
- Government Agencies Involved
- Central, state, and Union Territory (UT) agencies