Technology

Social media platforms told to take down ‘pornographic, obscene’ content

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31December

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has issued an advisory to social media platforms, directing them to proactively take down “obscene” and “pornographic” content.


Large platforms in particular (defined as those who have more than 50 lakh users) are required to use technology to automatically detect and remove such content, said the advisory issued late on Monday (December 29, 2025), pointing to the IT Rules, 2021.

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