On Child Porn Case, Twitter Details Tools To Locate Content, Accounts

A spokesperson of Twitter today said in 2019, the platform launched a feature in search prompt aimed at deterrence of child sexual exploitation.

Twitter has said it has special tools to detect and remove content linked to child pornography and these tools sometimes removes the accounts linked to it. In response "to Delhi Police queries the online platform also said "viewing, sharing, or linking to child sexual exploitation (CSE) material, regardless of the intent, contributes to the re-victimization of the depicted children and is prohibited on our service". The Delhi Police has filed a case against Twitter -- the fourth since it lost legal immunity for content posted by users amid a massive row with the government. The fresh case -- following a complaint by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights or NCPCR -- has been filed under the Posco Act and the IT Act. The Delhi Police cyber cell then e-mailed Twitter, seeking details of all links which had child sexual abuse material. The police have also asked Twitter to give details of all accounts that are selling or hosting child porn content.