Child sexual abuse on social media

The Rajya Sabha panel studying the problem of child sexual abuse material on social media has recommended multiple changes to the Information Technology Act and its intermediary Rules, including allowing law enforcement agencies to break encryption to trace people distributing such material.

The report suggests that modifying the IT (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules 2011 to include the ability to trace the originator or sender of the message shared on end-to-end encryption platforms in cases where child sexual abuse content that has been shared has come to the attention of law enforcement agencies.