Remove pornographic content immediately: NCW commands Twitter

- American law will only work if it is compatible with Indian law: Prasad

- Social media companies can do business in India, but they have to respect the Indian Constitution and law

New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has directed the managing director of Twitter India to remove all kinds of obscene content from the platform within a week. Regarding the accountability of major social media companies, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Electronics Ravi Shankar Prasad said that Twitter had imposed the US Copyright Act to block their accounts, but the law could also be imposed in India if it was in line with Indian law.

Rekha Sharma, chairperson of the NCW, also asked the Delhi Police Commissioner to investigate the case and take appropriate action. The NCW has taken legal action against pornographic content in some profiles on Twitter.

Chairperson Rekha Sharma has told the managing director of Twitter India that she will remove pornographic and obscene content from their platform within a week with immediate effect. The commission had earlier received a similar complaint and asked Twitter India to immediately bring the matter to its notice and remove it. But the platform did not take any action on it. On the accountability of major social media companies, Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Wednesday that Twitter had imposed the US Copyright Act for blocking his account for an hour, but US law also applies in India when it is in line with Indian law, as Twitter is in India. Work and earn money. He said social media companies are free to do business in India, but they have to abide by the Indian constitution and law. The Punch is surprised that despite the availability of such banned content and that it violates not only Indian law but also Twitter's own policy, no action has yet been taken to remove it. He said the commission has shared details of some profiles with Twitter, from which pornographic content has been shown. He has been instructed to remove this content within a week. The platform has been asked to respond to the action it has taken within ten days.

The move comes after the Delhi Police registered a case against the National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) for allegedly displaying child sexual abuse material on social media platforms. The microblogging platform Twitter has clashed with the government over various issues. You tagged the farmers' protest in January and then the political posts of some BJP leaders as manipulated media. The Center had slammed him in the wake. Along with that Twitter has not complied with the new IT rules for social media companies.