A fix for online child porn problem

Bengaluru: A committee formed to look into the issue of child sexual abuse material on social media platforms has recommended that companies follow a uniform benchmark practice in regulating and taking down such content.

The Rajya Sabha panel headed by Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said social media platforms must target encrypted content to identify child sexual abuse content, and explicitly state measures taken by them to curb the formation of groups and pages for the exchange of such material. ET has reviewed the 21-page report of the committee, which was submitted on Saturday.