<p>In Uttar Pradesh, 366 FIRs have been lodged in a year over allegations of disruption to communal harmony through posts and comments on various social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, the state police said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>UP Police's Additional Director General (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar said police in districts across the state regularly monitor online activities through their social media cell and ensure action over objectionable content.</p>.<p>His statement detailing such cases came soon after the police in Ghaziabad lodged an FIR against social media giant Twitter, some journalists and opposition politicians over them sharing a video clip -- about an attack on an elderly Muslim man by some young men – and claimed to be their intentional attempt at disrupting peace.</p>.<p>"Between June 1, 2020 and May 31, 2021, a total of 118 cases have been lodged across Uttar Pradesh in which rumours or misinformation was shared on social media platforms through posts or comments," ADG Kumar said.</p>.<p>"Another 366 cases were lodged during the same period over social media posts and comments that disrupted communal harmony in the state," the officer stated in a statement.</p>.<p>Besides these, 623 cases were lodged over social media users misusing the platform for any other reason by their posts or comments, he added.</p>.<p>"Overall, 1,107 such cases have been lodged across the state over the past one year and further proceedings in them are being carried out at district level," Kumar said.</p>.<p>He said social media content is reviewed every day at the UP Police headquarters in Lucknow and necessary guidelines and instructions are issued to police at district level. </p>
<p>In Uttar Pradesh, 366 FIRs have been lodged in a year over allegations of disruption to communal harmony through posts and comments on various social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, the state police said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>UP Police's Additional Director General (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar said police in districts across the state regularly monitor online activities through their social media cell and ensure action over objectionable content.</p>.<p>His statement detailing such cases came soon after the police in Ghaziabad lodged an FIR against social media giant Twitter, some journalists and opposition politicians over them sharing a video clip -- about an attack on an elderly Muslim man by some young men – and claimed to be their intentional attempt at disrupting peace.</p>.<p>"Between June 1, 2020 and May 31, 2021, a total of 118 cases have been lodged across Uttar Pradesh in which rumours or misinformation was shared on social media platforms through posts or comments," ADG Kumar said.</p>.<p>"Another 366 cases were lodged during the same period over social media posts and comments that disrupted communal harmony in the state," the officer stated in a statement.</p>.<p>Besides these, 623 cases were lodged over social media users misusing the platform for any other reason by their posts or comments, he added.</p>.<p>"Overall, 1,107 such cases have been lodged across the state over the past one year and further proceedings in them are being carried out at district level," Kumar said.</p>.<p>He said social media content is reviewed every day at the UP Police headquarters in Lucknow and necessary guidelines and instructions are issued to police at district level. </p>