Uploaded a Video and in Seconds Has 4 Dislikes
The latest edition of PM Narendra Modi's monthly radio program 'Isle of mann Ki Baat', published on YouTube on Sunday, 30 August, has been steadily raking up lakhs of 'dislikes' on the official Bharatiya Janata Party, PMO Bharat and Narendra Modi channels.
Since its publication, at 11am on Dominicus, the video has received ix.7 lakh 'dislikes' or 'thumbs downwards' reactions compared to 2.7 lakh 'likes' or 'thumbs upwards' on the BJP channel. Similarly, on Narendra Modi's official aqueduct, Isle of mann Ki Baat has two.68 lakh 'dislikes' against 1.7 lakh likes while PMO Republic of india's upload has i.68 lakh dislikes.
Nonetheless, in a highly unusual movement, amidst the consistent uptick in number of dislikes, for at least 3 hours on Mon, starting midnight, the dislike figures went downwardly by between 5,000 and 10,000 on both channels.
According to figures observed by The Quint, at least 15,000 'dislikes' disappeared in total from BJP and Narendra Modi channels.
Between midnight and 2am, the 'dislikes' on the Narendra Modi channel came downwardly from 39,000 to 34,000. In a similarly unusual sight, on BJP's aqueduct the number decreased from i.xc lakh dislikes to 1.80 lakh.
Given the thousands of comments past school and college students on issues related to JEE, NEET examinations and COVID-nineteen, the principal movers behind this appear to be students.
Many have too commented stating they have disliked the video owing to the Heart'due south intention to go ahead with the examinations among the pandemic claimed this is a way to brand their concerns heard.
The Quint has reached out to YouTube with a questionnaire but is all the same to receive an official response. The story will be updated with YouTube's response equally and when information technology comes.
Anger in the Comments Department
At that place has been widespread discontent among students across the state with hundreds of users commenting that they were expecting the prime minister to speak on students' concerns.
1 user, who identified as AMIT BHATTACHARYA, garnered over 2,100 likes on his YouTube comment. Addressing PM Modi, he wrote:
"Respected Prime Government minister sir, i'm an aspirant of NEET... I'thou non really concerned about giving exams now... merely, i have few issues, that weren't addressed properly:
1. What virtually students from Flood areas?... how are they going to reach exam centres... Imagine if they fail to requite exams, for which they accept waited and prepared for i year.
two. What are the SOP's?... are they constructive enough?... i assume no!
three. What nearly transportation for students whose test centre and abode is at 400 km separation or more? If the positivity charge per unit has reached 76 per centum, why can't nosotros wait for another 30 days?... what if, within xxx days, the rate may reach 85 pct plus?... won't that exist meliorate?"
The acrimony appears to accept percolated to other platforms like Twitter, where hashtags like #StudentsDislikePMModi was trending at number ane on Monday forenoon along with other hashtags like #StudentLivesMatter.
However, the government has remained firm on its stand up of conducting the two entrance examinations, saying that whatsoever further delay would pb to the loss of an entire year and force double the number of students to compete for limited seats next year.
Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal, the Union Minister of Education, has also claimed that it is students and parents who want exams to be conducted in September without whatever farther delay.
While JEE Main will be held from i to vi September, NEET UG volition exist held on 13 September.
Users Signal to 30-2nd Rule
This move, nonetheless, was quick to be noticed past users who began commenting on the decreasing figures, expressing their bewilderment. While many pointed fingers towards YouTube, some pointed out that the video needs be played for at to the lowest degree 30 seconds for the dislike to be accustomed past YouTube's algorithms.
One user commented asking, "How are the comments being deleted and dislikes existence reduced?" Another user wrote, "The dislikes are beingness continuously reduced past BJP Information technology Teams when it reaches a high dislikes (sic)."
There is no evidence to suggest the BJP, in its official chapters, or its IT/social media teams, accept anything to do with this.
Dozens of users, yet, suggested that users let the video play for at least xxx seconds before clicking on the 'thumbs down' button in order for the dislike to be registered. "If yous want to dislike the video, and so scout the video for 30 seconds, then your dislike volition exist counted."
Another user had the same message, "At to the lowest degree spotter for 30 seconds or else dislike will automatically exist removed by YouTube algorithm!"
Acrimony Spills Onto Other Videos
While the brunt of the discontent was borne by the Mann Ki Baat video, a number of other videos are also witnessing a higher ratio of dislikes.
For case, PM Modi's 31-infinitesimal long Mann Ki Baat was too uploaded as shorter i-9 minute video capsules along with the main video. These eight videos, ranging from topics similar promotion of Indian toys, nutrition for students to Atmanirbhar App claiming, all received the 'thumbs downward' reaction in excess of 'thumbs up'.
One of the videos, titled 'Squad upwardly for toys: PM Modi's cocky-reliance push for toys sector' had iii,600 dislikes, which was twice the total number of likes at 1,700.
Similarly, another brusque video from Mann ki Baat, 'The kind of restraint being practiced beyond country during this time is unprecedented: PM' had 12,000 likes and 30,000 dislikes.
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