Porn on social media a grave concern: Speaker

Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday suggested a serious discussion in the Lok Sabha on the issues relating to the unbridled pornographic content in the social media as members drew attention towards its ever increasing trend besides that of fake news and sought the Government to penalise social media companies.

Members said the UAE and China have banned child porno sites and asked the Government whether it would do the same.

Maintaining that child pornography is a serious thing and must be banned, Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Government blocked 9,000 sites. Many say adult pornography is “our right”, Prasad said, adding “revenge porno” is also in vogue.