NCW requests that Twitter remove all pornographic and obscene content within a week.

New Delhi : The National Commission for Women (NCW) has directed Twitter India’s Managing Director to remove all pornographic and obscene content from the platform within a week.

NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma also wrote to the Commissioner of Police in Delhi, requesting that the matter be investigated and appropriate legal action taken.

“The NCW has taken notice of several Twitter profiles that share pornographic content on its own initiative. Ms Rekha Sharma, the chairperson, has written to the Managing Director of Twitter India, requesting that all such pornographic and obscene content be removed from the platform within a week “In a statement, the women’s panel stated.

Following a similar complaint, the commission brought the matter to Twitter’s attention for immediate action. The platform, however, reportedly took no action, according to the NCW.

The commission is concerned that, despite being aware of the existence of such prohibited content, which not only violates Indian laws but also Twitter’s own policy, no action has been taken to date to remove it.

“The commission has shared with Twitter information about a few profiles that are sharing pornographic content on Twitter and has directed that all such content be removed within one week. In addition, the platform has been asked to communicate action taken within 10 days “It stated.

The action comes a day after the Delhi Police filed a case against Twitter in response to a complaint filed by the National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) alleging that the social media platform allowed access to child sexual abuse”The commission has shared with Twitter information about a few profiles that are sharing pornographic content on Twitter and has directed that all such content be removed within one week. In addition, the platform has been asked to communicate action taken within 10 days “It stated.

The action comes a day after the Delhi Police filed a case against Twitter in response to a complaint filed by the National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) alleging that the social media platform allowed access to child sexual abuse material.