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And as per data that The Indian Express has accessed, every 60 seconds, one blocking order is passed on average, making it 1.95 lakh orders in five months. Of the three platforms, Instagram, which the PM recently asked his ministers to join to boost their presence and reach among Gen Z, accounted for the largest share of these government directions, receiving nearly 1 lakh blocking orders during the five-month period, just over half of the total. Facebook, which has seen a slowdown in user growth worldwide, received around 80,000 orders, while YouTube received nearly 15,000. These figures count blocking orders, each of which can cover hundreds of individual pieces of content or accounts. A majority of these orders have been issued through the Home Ministry’s Sahyog portal, a platform developed to send blocking notices by various Central and state agencies.