Watching child porn can be POCSO offence if intention is to share or profit: SCThe Supreme Court has urged Parliament to amend the POCSO Act, replacing 'child pornography' with 'child sexual exploitative and abuse mate...
23 Sep, 2024, 11.43 PM IST
Indian kids are seeing porn as early as 13 years of age, experts warn severe consequencesDespite efforts to block porn sites, children in India are exposed to adult content from as young as 13 years old. Experts say children fac...
14 Aug, 2023, 02.52 PM IST
No proposal to link social media users' profiles with Aadhaar: GovtElectronics and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad also said that pornography, particularly child pornography, is a "serio...
05 Feb, 2020, 01.44 PM IST
House Panel wants a fix to social media’s porn problemThe panel, formed in December, has so far met with representatives of Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, Google and ShareChat. Last week, the panel...
13 Jan, 2020, 06.53 AM IST
US to help India check online child pornographyThe MoU will provide access to more than one lakh Tipline reports available with the NCMEC and enable law enforcement agencies in India.
29 May, 2019, 04.39 PM IST
Air India pilot deplaned, deported from US on child porn chargesIn the United States, images of child pornography are not protected under the First Amendment rights and are illegal contraband under feder...
10 Mar, 2019, 01.01 PM IST
Child pornography vile, has no place on our messaging platform: WhatsAppTerming child pornography as "vile", WhatsApp said it also responds to valid legal requests from law enforcement to investigate these types...
07 Dec, 2018, 01.37 PM IST
Poke Me: The real issue India needs to tackle is child pornography, not pornography (Readers React)This week's "Poke Me" invited your comments on "The real issue India needs to tackle is child pornography, not pornography".
29 Aug, 2015, 05.36 AM IST
Poke Me: The real issue India needs to tackle is child pornography, not pornographyThe nature and variety of pornography available on the Internet is diverse and includes content that many will find abhorrent and distastef...
20 Aug, 2015, 05.36 PM IST
Standing up for the ‘dirty’ picture? Get the big pictureThe government’s order to block access to 857 websites with pornographic content has attracted strong criticism and even provoked a measure...
09 Aug, 2015, 10.37 AM IST
Using Britain like porn filter model better option than blanket ban: ExpertsA blanket ban on all pornographic content is rarely considered effective because of the plethora of workarounds available.
06 Aug, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Government mulls ombudsman to monitor porn on internetThe government is planning to set up an ombudsman to keep a check on pornography and other objectionable content on the internet
04 Aug, 2015, 10.29 AM IST
Many top executives watch porn on office gadgets, say investigatorsMany top managers, including CEOs and CFOs, watch pornography on their office computers, laptops, tablets and phones, say investigators.
10 Jun, 2015, 05.52 AM IST
Government asks internet service companies to block pornography sites, upgrade systemsPrasad said porn is legal in other countries, it needs to be viewed in the “context of Indian culture and moral obligation towards society”.
11 Nov, 2014, 03.47 AM IST
Supreme Court asks DoT Secretary to file affidavit on blocking porn sitesSC asked Secretary of DoT to file affidavit on whether the Centre is competent to issue direction to ISPs to block porn sites particularly ...
21 Apr, 2014, 09.18 PM IST
- Par panel to look into aspect of cyber porn, ways to check it
A Parliamentary committee has decided to look into the aspect of cyber porn and ways to check it amid complaints that it is "distorting and...
11 Jul, 2013, 10.26 PM IST
- Govt to Amend IT Act in winter session to deal cyber-crimes
The Union government will be incorporating stringent provisions in the proposed amendment to the Information Technology Act to deal with a ...
06 Dec, 2008, 06.39 PM IST