Only registered online portals to be allowed to operate: Arafat

State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat has said only the registered and professionals online portals will be allowed to operate in a bid to ensure accountability and discipline in the media industry.

The state minister said this while talking to journalists after a meeting with Deputy Commissioners on the third day of ongoing DC conference at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the city on Tuesday (March 5).

Arafat told the media that he sought active support of the DCs to combat spreading rumours and misinformation.   

“There are some unregistered online portals, which are spreading rumours. We have a plan to mainstream those,” he told journalists.