The National Commission for Women (NCW) has sought the removal of all 'pornographic' content from the micro-blogging website Twitter.
In a press note on Wednesday, the NCW said Twitter has been granted seven days to comply with its directions.
NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma has also written to the Managing Director (MD) of Twitter India in this regard. In her correspondence, Sharma has asked the MD of Twitter India to ensure that all 'pornographic' and 'obscene' content is removed from the platform within a week.
In addition, the NCW chairperson has also written to the Delhi Police Commissioner, urging him to take note of the matter and initiate legal action against the platform.
In her letter to the Delhi Police Commissioner, Rekha Sharma said that similar complaints were brought to the notice of the commission earlier. The NCW had informed Twitter of such objectionable content on its platform but no action was taken, she claimed.
"The Commission is disturbed by the fact that despite knowing of the availability of such banned content which not only violates Indian laws but also Twitter's own policy, no action has been taken till date towards removing them," said the press note issued by NCW.
