In Brief
This Supreme Court order addressed a public interest petition concerning the circulation of videos depicting rape, gang rape, and child pornography on the internet. The Court constituted a multi-stakeholder committee including government agencies, technology companies (Google, Facebook, Microsoft, WhatsApp, Yahoo), NGOs, and international experts. After deliberations, the committee reached consensus on 11 proposals and recommendations, including establishing a centralized reporting mechanism, creating a hash bank for known content, developing AI-based detection technologies, expanding keyword filtering, and strengthening law enforcement training. The Court directed all parties to implement these consensus recommendations urgently and directed the Government to submit a status report, reserving non-consensus proposals for the next hearing."
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