IT intermediaries norms to be strict on checking child porn

The much-awaited guidelines for IT intermediaries, which are expected to come out by January 15, will also include measures to check the spread of pornographic content.

Sources said that the ministry of electronics and IT (MeitY) will soon release the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules, 2018, replacing the rules notified in April 2011, on its portal. In October last year, the ministry had informed the Supreme Court that the guidelines will be notified by January 15, 2019.