Govt issues notice to X over ‘obscene’ content targeting women, children on GrokMeitY has issued a formal notice to X, citing serious lapses in statutory due diligence under the IT Act and Rules. The government is conce...
02 Jan, 2026, 08.17 PM IST
Complying with SC’s Pocso ruling may be hard for social media firmsThe SC judgment mandates intermediaries to report child sexual abuse material (CSAM) to local authorities under the Protection of Children ...
15 Oct, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
Telegram Ban in India: Memes say it's 'Dukh Ka Mahaul' among students and free OTT series and movies groupsThe Indian government investigated Telegram over alleged involvement in criminal activities such as extortion and gambling. This came follo...
27 Aug, 2024, 03.40 PM IST
Cobranded credit card rush; threat of complete ban on offshore crypto appsHappy Friday! Banks are pushing the pedal on their cobranded credit card strategy as they gain traction through large consumer facing inter...
12 Jan, 2024, 07.52 AM IST
Social media companies warned of strict action over child abuse contentThe electronics and information technology ministry had sent notices to these companies a week ago, asking them to remove all child sexual ...
14 Oct, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Misinformation exploited by India's enemies to fan unrest: Minister Rajeev ChandrasekharUnion Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has highlighted the dangers of misinformation, stating that it has been exploited by other countries an...
12 Oct, 2023, 01.44 PM IST
Zero tolerance for sexual abuse content, committed to removing it: Telegram, YouTubeIn its response to the notice sent by the IT ministry, YouTube said it had removed over 94,000 channels and over 2.5 million videos for vio...
07 Oct, 2023, 09.14 PM IST
Telegram bans 2,114 groups, channels related to child abuseThe instant messaging platform is one of three entities to which the government on Friday issued notices to remove child sexual abuse mater...
07 Oct, 2023, 08.40 PM IST
Remove child sexual abuse material or face action: Centre issues notices to X, YouTube & TelegramThe Ministry also warned the three social media intermediaries that any delay in complying with the notices will result in the withdrawal o...
07 Oct, 2023, 12.43 PM IST
Social media companies get MeitY notices over child pornThe Ministry of Electronics and IT in India has issued notices to social media platforms including X, YouTube, and Telegram, warning them t...
07 Oct, 2023, 11.08 AM IST
No sweeping power or a draconian move: MoS IT on govt's fact-checking unitAmid the debate over the government forming a fact-checking unit to curb the flow of misinformation on various social media platforms, Unio...
08 Apr, 2023, 12.08 PM IST
Massive CBI crackdown against circulation of child sex abuse material, 59 locations raided across countryThe raids, part of Operation 'Megha Chakra', were launched after the agency registered two cases under relevant provisions of the Informati...
24 Sep, 2022, 08.46 PM IST
Study says social groups still risky for childrenThe study between June and July 2020 found that as of early June, up to 110 out of a total of 182 WhatsApp group links that were shared wit...
29 Sep, 2020, 09.54 AM IST
CBI sets up investigation unit for online child sexual abuseThe newly specialized unit will collect, collate and disseminate information regarding publication, transmission, creation, collection, see...
15 Nov, 2019, 02.42 PM IST
IT Min writes to WhatsApp over report of child abuse videos being shared on platformThe ministry has written to WhatsApp, which counts India as one of its biggest markets, asserting that clear steps have to be taken to prev...
25 Apr, 2019, 09.13 PM IST
Internet service providers join the DoT to wipe out child porn content from netCompanies such as Vodafone India and Tata Communications have stepped up their efforts in partnership with international groups such as the...
28 Dec, 2017, 07.20 AM IST
Child pornography: Centre asks CBSE to put jammers in schoolsAs per information received from US-based National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children, they are trying to establish their secure lin...
14 Jul, 2017, 08.40 PM IST