Chandigarh, Feb. 17 -- Tightening the noose over the illegal, objectionable and misleading activities on social media and digital platforms, as many as 2,052 links and profiles were monitored in past one month and 1,616 objectionable content were removed or blocked in Haryana, said police. Under the campaign, conducted in collaboration with the Union ministry of electronics and information technology, 125 fake trading and investment apps were also identified and 88 removed from digital platforms. "In past month, the cyber team has reported 2,052 links and profiles. Out of these, 1,616 instances of objectionable content have been removed or blocked by the concerned social media platforms. The remaining 436 links are under various stages of review," said a police spokesperson. In view of the rising cases of digital fraud, campaign against fake trading and investment apps was launched on January 12. Haryana DGP Ajay Singhal said that this initiative is a strong step towards ensuring digital security for citizens and will reduce cases of online investment fraud.HTC...