Indian Navy has banned the use of Facebook by naval personnel. It has also banned the use of smartphones at naval bases, dockyards and on-board warships. 

The "stringent" step comes after seven naval personnel were caught leaking sensitive information to enemy intelligence agencies over social media, according to ANI.

The “stringent” step has been taken by the force soon after seven naval personnel were caught leaking sensitive information to enemy intelligence agencies over social media. (2/2) https://t.co/IxIz3UpMT1

— ANI (@ANI) December 30, 2019

Indian Navy said that bans on messaging apps, networking and blogging, content sharing, hosting, e-commerce sites are under promulgation.

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