{"id":291877,"date":"2024-11-13T15:36:50","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T10:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=291877"},"modified":"2024-11-16T19:01:34","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T13:31:34","slug":"false-caim-of-mea-canada-did-not-ban-facebook-page-of-australia-today-after-telecasting-jaishankar-press-conf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/false-caim-of-mea-canada-did-not-ban-facebook-page-of-australia-today-after-telecasting-jaishankar-press-conf\/","title":{"rendered":"Govt, media falsely claim Canada blocked Australia Today’s Facebook page after Jaishankar interview"},"content":{"rendered":"

Union ministry of external affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal recently claimed at a press conference that the social media page of the news outlet \u2018The Australia Today\u2019 had been blocked in Canada. The official statement from the ministry asserted that this action occurred just an hour or a few after the outlet had broadcast a press conference featuring Indian external affairs minister (EAM) S Jaishankar and Australian foreign minister Penny Wong. The MEA criticised the incident, calling it an example of Canada’s hypocrisy concerning freedom of expression.<\/span><\/p>\n

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#WATCH<\/a> | Delhi: On Canada blocking or banning the prominent outlet there- Australia Today, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal says, “We understand that the social media handles, pages of this particular outlet, which is an important diaspora outlet, has been blocked and are not\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/r0Igyg3Ho0<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 ANI (@ANI) November 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Australian media outlet, operated by Indian-origin Jitarth Jai Bharadwaj, issued a statement<\/a> alleging that its interview with S Jaishankar and coverage of the press conference with Penny Wong had been restricted on social media following an order from the Canadian government. The statement was accompanied by a cropped screenshot of its Facebook page displaying a notice that said, “People in Canada cannot view this content.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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Statement from The Australia Today:
\nWe at @TheAusToday<\/a> would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to every #news<\/a> outlet, #journalist<\/a>, and #supporter<\/a> who stood by us during a challenging time. The recent restriction and ban on our interview with Indian External Affairs Minister\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/53UTd5Le19<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Australia Today (@TheAusToday) November 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Jitarth Jai Bharadwaj, co-founder of The Australia Today, gave an interview to news agency ANI, where he criticised the state of press freedom in Canada and asserted that his outlet\u2019s page had been blocked after publishing the interview with Jaishankar.<\/span><\/p>\n

Following these claims, major Indian media outlets amplified the story. This list includes prominent platforms such as <\/span>India Today<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Indian Express<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Economic Times<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>The Hindu<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Times of India<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>WION News<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>The Print<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>CNN News18<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>News24<\/span><\/a>, propaganda outlet <\/span>OpIndia<\/span><\/a>, Russian media outlets like <\/span>RT<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Sputnik<\/span><\/a>. Well-known journalists like <\/span>Sidhant Sibal<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Padmaja Joshi<\/span><\/a>, and Shiv Aroor also shared the claim without verification.<\/span><\/p>\n