One Block Every 68 Seconds. Who Decides What You Never See?
Posts vanish. A grey notice appears in their place, citing a legal requirement. Between March and July 2026, Indian authorities sent nearly 1.95 lakh blocking orders to Instagram, Facebook and YouTube through the Sahyog portal. That is roughly one every 68 seconds. Creators such as Dhruv Rathee and Nitish Rajput have watched posts disappear. Here are the questions a curious student should ask. What is the Sahyog portal? A government channel, used under IT Act rules, through which authorities send blocking and takedown notices to platforms. Platforms comply quickly to keep "safe harbour", the legal shield that protects them from liability for what users post. Why does the number matter? 1.95 lakh orders in five months cannot all be hand-picked. Critics argue the system looks automated. Volume without explanation invites suspicion. Do users know who asked for the block? Often not. Notices frequently skip the issuing authority and the exact violation. That gap is the real stor...
