Need to make existing laws more stringent to curb vulgar content on social media: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Union curate Ashwini Vaishnaw connected Wednesday said determination is simply a request to marque existing laws much stringent to curb vulgar contented connected societal media platforms.

In the Lok Sabha, the Information and Broadcasting Minister said the Parliamentary Standing Committee should instrumentality up the contented and besides called for a statement to framework much strict laws successful this regard.

Earlier, determination were editorial checks and it was decided whether thing was close oregon incorrect but those checks person ended. Today, societal media is simply a level for state of property but it is uncontrolled and determination is vulgar content, the curate said during the Question Hour.

There is simply a request to marque existing laws much stringent laws to curb vulgar contented connected societal media platforms, Vaishnaw said amid din successful the House.

He was responding to questions by BJP subordinate Arun Govil astir existing mechanisms to cheque telecast of vulgar and sex-related contented done societal media platforms illegally and whether the authorities proposes to marque the existing laws much stringent keeping successful presumption the information that the said laws are not overmuch effectual to halt misuse of these platforms.