492 social media URLs blocked in 2015 under Sec 69A; Only 10 in 2014

Close to 500 URLs of social media websites were blocked in 2015 (till November 30) under Section 69A of the IT Act, a manifold jump compared to the last two years, Parliament was informed today.
“A total of 13, 10 and 492 URLs of social media websites were blocked in 2013, 2014 and 2015 (till November 30), respectively under Section 69A through the Committee constituted under the rules therein”, Minister of Communications and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad said in a written reply to the Rajy