Reportedly the Ministry of Electronics and Information technology of india has issued an important notice to X (Twitter), YouTube and Telegram on child sexual abuse. Full information about this can be found below. Talking about this matter, Union minister Rajiv chandrasekhar said that "Criminal and harmful postings on the indian Internet cannot be tolerated and strict action will be taken against them. And in this matter, if the social media intermediaries do not act quickly, they will be liable under Section 79 of the Information technology Act." minister rajeev Chandrasekhar has also warned that "Safety Harbour" will be withdrawn. Safety Harbor is a provision of a law or regulation, the Ministry of Electronics and Information technology of india issued a notice today on october 6, issuing notices to social media intermediaries X, YouTube and Telegram, which contain Child Sexual Abuse (CSAM) content on the indian Internet. Material) has been warned to be removed from the indian site.
Notices issued to these sites emphasize the importance of immediately and permanently removing, or disabling, access to CSAM on their platforms. It also calls for the implementation of proactive measures such as content measurement mechanisms and reporting mechanisms to prevent the spread of CSAM in the future. The Ministry has warned the three social media intermediaries that any delay in complying with these notifications by the Ministry will result in withdrawal of their Safe Harbor under Section 79 of the IT Act.
Union minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Electronics and Information technology Shri rajeev Chandrasekhar said, “We have issued a notice to ensure that there are no child molestation posts on Twitter, YouTube and Telegram platforms. "Government is committed to creating a safe and reliable internet under the Information technology Act. The Information technology Act under the Information technology Act imposes strict expectations on social media intermediaries not to allow criminal or harmful posts on their platforms. If they do not act quickly, they will be liable under Section 79 of the Information technology Act. Safety Harbor will be withdrawn and appropriate action will be taken,” he warned. It is noteworthy that minister rajeev Chandrasekhar has been a constant voice for the removal of such malicious content from the indian Internet. The Information technology (IT) Act, 2000 provides the legal framework to deal with obscene content including CSAM. It is also worth noting that Sections 66E, 67, 67A and 67B of the Information technology Act impose severe penalties for sending obscene or obscene content online.
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