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Experts Demand Stricter Laws to Protect Minors from Online Pornography
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CNBC TV18•30-09-2026, 20:20
Experts Demand Stricter Laws to Protect Minors from Online Pornography
- •Experts call for a stricter legal framework to prevent minors from accessing online pornographic content, including mandatory age verification and greater platform accountability.
- •The demand was made at a press conference by the Save Culture Save Bharat Foundation, discussing measures to prevent sexual violence and protect children.
- •Uday Mahurkar, former central information commissioner, proposed a law restricting access for those under 18 and stronger age-verification for digital platforms.
- •Speakers advocated for making internet service providers legally accountable for obscene content circulation and suggested AI-based detection systems.
- •The discussion highlighted the need for prevention before crime, urging greater responsibility from tech companies and regulatory authorities, and examining restrictions on minors' social media use.
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Experts are calling for a stricter legal framework that includes mandatory age verification, greater platform accountability, safeguards to restrict the circulation of explicit material, and the use of AI-based systems to detect and block such content.
The press conference was organized by the Save Culture Save Bharat Foundation at the Press Club of India, featuring speakers from various legal and social sectors.
Speakers proposed a new law restricting pornographic access for individuals under 18, making internet service providers legally accountable, and amending the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986, to introduce stricter penalties.
