“We are not seeing that kind of content (CSAM) coming up in the same way, and platforms are being more cautious. Meta is also putting in place its own filters and working to identify unlawful content, with its content moderators becoming more sensitive to the Indian context. But we have to keep watching this.
We cannot say overnight that we are fully satisfied,” said the official requesting anonymity.
That message has gone out clearly. However, the official added that it is not upon MeitY to give or take an intermediary’s safe harbour, and ultimately, that decision will have to be taken by a court. One can be persecuted if they are in violation of Section 67B of the IT Act – which punishes any person who publishes, transmits, creates, browses, downloads, or distributes electronic material that shows children in a sexually explicit or indecent way, or who grooms or exploits children online.
On safe harbour to social media companies under section 79 of the IT Act, the first official said, “On CSAM, there is no safe harbour if you violate the law.
