Earlier, around 71 videos of child pornography, rape and gang-rape, among other offences, were taken off from social mediaThe rampant spread of content pertaining to child abuse has been a matter of concern for the government.

The government launched a website for anyone to register complaints against inappropriate online content in September 2018.

And, more than 10K complaints of online content pertaining to child pornography and child sexual abuse were filed till March 31, 2019, on the portal.

Once the complainant reports any incident of such online content, the state police authorities take it up for investigation.

The information technology (IT) act states that browsing, creation, downloading and publication of child porn is illegal in India. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1576305007.1569705/Government-Explores-Stringent-Laws-To-Curb-Online-Child-Abuse?ref=audio_experience