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- The Supreme Court directed the Union government to report on its enforcement of a 2024 judgment requiring social media intermediaries to report child sexual exploitation material.
- Judges emphasized the seriousness of the issue and ordered the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and the Ministry of Law and Justice to file a response by October 15.
- The court previously ruled that platforms must report such content to local authorities under the Protection of Children against Sexual Offences Act to avoid liability.
- The government reported that Google and Meta have begun direct reporting to the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre.
- Effective implementation of these reporting obligations is intended to prevent the online exploitation of children.
What to watch next
- Government submission of the compliance affidavit by October 15
- Potential judicial action against non-compliant social media intermediaries
- Development of a uniform standard operating procedure for child abuse content reporting
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JB Pardiwala
Justice of the Supreme Court
1 quote · 1 outlet
“The matter before us is extremely serious. The counter to be filed should explain what steps have been taken by the two ministries to give meaningful effect to the directions in our judgment of 2024 and what steps have been taken to curb this menace as highlighted in the application filed by the petitioner (JRCA)”
In the article
…and Information Technology (MeitY) and the ministry of law and justice to file a response. As no response was forthcoming, the bench granted one last opportunity to the Centre to file an affidavit by October 15. “ The matter before us is extremely serious. The counter to be filed should explain what steps have been taken by the two ministries to give meaningful effect to the directions in our judgment of 2024 and what steps have been taken to curb this menace as highlighted in the application filed by the petitioner (JRCA) ,” the bench said. Additional solicitor general (ASG) KM Nataraj appearing for Centre informed that the Union government is taking the matter seriously and is in the process of finalising its response. Google and Meta…
K Vinod Chandran
Justice of the Supreme Court
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“The matter before us is extremely serious. The counter to be filed should explain what steps have been taken by the two ministries to give meaningful effect to the directions in our judgment of 2024 and what steps have been taken to curb this menace as highlighted in the application filed by the petitioner (JRCA)”
In the article
…and Information Technology (MeitY) and the ministry of law and justice to file a response. As no response was forthcoming, the bench granted one last opportunity to the Centre to file an affidavit by October 15. “ The matter before us is extremely serious. The counter to be filed should explain what steps have been taken by the two ministries to give meaningful effect to the directions in our judgment of 2024 and what steps have been taken to curb this menace as highlighted in the application filed by the petitioner (JRCA) ,” the bench said. Additional solicitor general (ASG) KM Nataraj appearing for Centre informed that the Union government is taking the matter seriously and is in the process of finalising its response. Google and Meta…
KM Nataraj
Additional solicitor general
1 quote · 1 outlet
“Google and Meta are the only two companies which have agreed to directly report CSEAM to the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C)”
In the article
…petitioner (JRCA),” the bench said. Additional solicitor general (ASG) KM Nataraj appearing for Centre informed that the Union government is taking the matter seriously and is in the process of finalising its response. Google and Meta are the only two companies which have agreed to directly report CSEAM to the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) – the nodal agency of the ministry of home affairs to report cybercrime. ASG Nataraj said that in the case of another intermediary, notice has been issued and the Centre has initiated proceedings. He said that a…
Bhuwan Ribhu
Advocate for the petitioner
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“despite the judgment passed two years ago, there is hardly any enforcement of the court’s direction by the Indian authorities.”
In the article
…in so many words, what precautions the government would be taking in future to prevent lapses on part of the social media intermediaries.” Advocate Bhuwan Ribhu appearing for the petitioner informed the court that despite the judgment passed two years ago, there is hardly any enforcement of the court’s direction by the Indian authorities. The court said that its judgment passed on September 23, 2024 was very clear that social media intermediaries have a duty to report cases of child abuse and exploitation to the local authorities under Protection of…
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Named India · Google · Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre · Meta · Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology · Ministry of Home Affairs · Ministry of Law and Justice · Bhuwan Ribhu · JB Pardiwala · Just Rights for Children Alliance · K.M. Nataraj · K. Vinod Chandran · Supreme Court of India
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