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The NCW urged the Ministry of Data and Broadcasting to control “obscene” on-line content material, citing its influence on ladies and kids. Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar referred to as for motion.
NCW Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar (ANI picture)
Amid the continued controversy surrounding roast present ‘India’s Bought Latent’ and YouTuber Ranveer Allahabadia over his inappropriate remarks, the Nationwide Fee for Girls (NCW) has additionally stepped in in an try and curb the prevalence of “obscene” content material on-line.
NCW Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar has written a letter to Minister of Data and Broadcasting, Ashwini Vaishnav, emphasising the necessity for fast regulatory measures to sort out the destructive influence that such content material leaves on society, significantly on ladies and kids.
The NCW, a ladies’s rights physique, raised severe issues relating to the growing prevalence and easy accessibility of “obscene” content material on varied Over-the-High (OTT) platforms and social media streaming websites.
The Girls’s panel underlined the breach of a number of authorized provisions, together with the Indecent Illustration of Girls (Prohibition) Act, the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), the Safety of Youngsters from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, and the Data Know-how (IT) Act, amongst others.
Such content material not solely perpetuates dangerous stereotypes but in addition poses a direct risk to the security and dignity of ladies and kids, the NCW talked about.
The fee has requested the Ministry to take swift motion by issuing strict pointers with a view to forestall the platforms from streaming or permitting customers to add inappropriate or obscene content material. The Fee referred to as on the authorities to implement stringent censorship and content material moderation programs to guard the general public from publicity to “dangerous materials.”
The Fee additionally urged that the motion taken by the Ministry be communicated to the NCW on the earliest to make sure swift follow-up on the matter. The Chairperson of NCW has reiterated that guaranteeing the security, dignity, and well-being of ladies is paramount and have to be prioritized throughout all digital platforms.
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Delhi, India, India
