4,694 URLs with child sexual abuse content have been blocked in 2017
Written by : SMTV24x7 | Wed, Dec 27, 2017, 05:14 PM
New Delhi Dec 27: In a move to protect the children the Telecom Department (DoT) has directed internet service providers (ISPs) to block 4,694 URLs that contained material related to child sexual abuse.
Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha said in a written reply to Lok Sabha had said that The TC had also issued instructions to block 1,791 Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) including Facebook pages and YouTube videos in 2016 and 2017.
The minister had said that "DoT has directed ISPs to block the list of 4,694 URLs of child sexual abuse material as provided by Central Bureau of Investigation.Also, a total of 2,133 URLs were blocked in order to comply with the directions of various courts in 2016 and 2017 (till November 30)."
The minister in his reply added that " However, at present, technically it is not feasible to block specific items or content contained in a particular URL/webpage and ISPs implement blocking of internet websites/ URLs by using suitable technology. "