Ban Porn Websites or Lose Licence: Uttarakhand High Court Tells Internet Service Providers
The Court has also asked the service providers to strictly obey a notification issued by the government three years ago. According to a PTI report, the High Court has asked the Centre to strictly implement the ban on pornographic websites.
Dehradun, September 28: The Uttarakhand High Court on Friday said internet service license holders will lose their licence as per Section 25 of the Information Technology Act 2000 if they violate the Centre’s notification on a ban on porn sites. The Court has also asked internet service providers to strictly obey a notification issued by the government three years ago. According to a PTI report, the High Court has asked the Centre to strictly implement the ban on pornographic websites. Pornhub, Reddit, Tumblr And 50 More Websites Are on 'Red Alert' Supporting Net Neutrality Vote in Congress.
The Court has also asked these license holders to block publication or transmission of obscene material in any electronic form, transmitting of material containing sexually explicit act or conduct and also publishing or transmitting material depicting children in the sexually explicit act or conduct forthwith. China Shuts Over 4,000 Porn, Other 'Harmful' Websites in Clean-Up Campaign.
The High Court issued a slew of directives to implement the ban. A division bench comprising acting chief justice Rajiv Sharma and justice Manoj Tiwari said that the unlimited access to these pornographic sites is required to be blocked/curbed to avoid an adverse influence on the impressionable minds of children. Kathua Rape Case: 8-Year-Old Victim's Name Trends on Porn Websites.
"The Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DEITy) has requested Department of Telecommunications to notify intermediary for disablement of the URLs under the provision of Information Technology Act, 2000, as the contents posted on these websites infringe morality, decency," the high court said in its order.
The directive comes after reports surfaced that a girl was gang-raped in a Dehradun school by her fellow students after they watched porn clips. According to reports, the four students had told the police during investigation that they had watched pornography on the Internet before allegedly raping the girl who is a student of Class 10.
On July 31, 2015, the Ministry of Communication and IT, Department of Telecommunications, Government of India has issued a Notification which was circulated to all the Internet Service License Holders, as per the list contained therein.
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