Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY) has ordered internet service licensees to block 63 websites in India that contain pornographic content under the new IT Rules in 2021. The ministry has asked the internet service providers to block all 63 porn websites with immediate effect. Ban Porn Websites or Lose Licence: Uttarakhand High Court Tells Internet Service Providers.
The provision under the new IT Rules 2021 passed by MeitY instructs Internet service providers to disable access or remove any material posted or stored by them which shows individuals in full or partial nudity or shows an individual in any sexual act.
“Kindly find the attached Judicial Magistrate First Class, Court No.6, Pune, Maharashtra order dated 23-09-2022, in the case OW No. 303 of 2022 forwarded by MeitY vide email dated 24.09.2022 for necessary action with respect following sixty-three (63) websites/URLs mentioned in the court order,” added the order.
List of Porn Websites Banned In India:
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