This was reported by Reuters, Ukrinform reported.

In the notifications published by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of India, the importance of immediately and permanently removing any material containing sexual abuse of children from the platforms was emphasized.

“If they do not act quickly, they will be deprived of the legal liability protection provided by Section 79 of the Information Technology Act, which will lead to consequences under Indian law,” said Rajiva Chandrasekhara, associate minister for information technology.

The government has also called on companies to put in place measures such as content moderation algorithms and reporting mechanisms to prevent future distribution of child sexual exploitation material.

Telegram stated that violent material against children is expressly prohibited in its terms of service.

“Telegram moderators are actively patrolling the platform and receiving messages from users to remove content that violates our terms,” ​​Telegram said in a statement on Saturday. said.

YouTube said it removed more than 94,000 channels and more than 2.5 million videos in the third quarter of 2023 for violating its child safety policy.

“We have a zero-tolerance policy for child sexual abuse material. Any content that puts minors at risk is unacceptable to us,” a YouTube representative said.

Social network X has not yet responded to a request for comment.

In July, India told online streamers Netflix and Disney that their content must be independently screened for obscenity and violence before being shown online.

As Ukrinform reported, the internet was blocked in some parts of India’s northern Haryana state to prevent the spread of disinformation.

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