Rediff.com« Back to articlePrint this article

Govt orders ISPs to block 67 pornographic websites following court orders

September 29, 2022 18:55 IST

The government has ordered internet companies to block 67 pornographic websites following court orders and for violating the new IT rules that were issued in 2021.

IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been posted for representational purposes only. Photograph: Eric Gaillard/Reuters

In an email sent to internet service providers, the department of telecom has asked them to block 63 websites based on the order of a Pune court, and block four websites based on the order of the Uttarakhand high court and directions issued by the Union ministry of electronics and IT (MeitY).

 

"MeitY in compliance of the said (Uttarakhand high court) order read along with rule 3(2)(b) of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, and in view of certain obscene material available in the below mentioned website that tarnish the image of modesty of women, has directed to immediately take down (block) the ... websites/URLs," the DoT order dated September 24 said.

The IT Rules 2021 invoked by MeitY mandates IT companies to remove or disable access to content hosted, stored or published by them which "shows such individual in full or partial nudity or shows or depicts such individual in any sexual act or conduct" and also content which is allegedly impersonated or artificially morphed.

© Copyright 2024 PTI. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of PTI content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent.