The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Wednesday took suo motu cognisance of several profiles on Twitter sharing pornographic content and issued notice seeking removal of all such content within a week. .NCW Chairperson, Rekha Sharma sent a notice to the Managing Director of Twitter India, Manish Maheshwari, asking him to ensure that all such pornographic content is taken down in a week's time . .In its notice, the NCW noted that Twitter had failed to take any action with regard to earlier complaints lodged in this matter..Sharma also wrote to the Commissioner of Police, Delhi to investigate further on this matter and take appropriate legal action..The Commission further stated that a similar complaint had been received against Twitter earlier and that the same had been notified to the social media platform immediately. However, Twitter failed to take any action to solve the issue, NCW stated..“The commission has shared with Twitter details of a few profiles sharing pornographic content on Twitter and has directed to remove all such content within one week. The platform has also been asked to communicate action taken within 10 days,” NCW said..Sharma added that the NCW feels disturbed that despite the content remaining on the platform in violation of India's laws and Twitter's own policy, no action had been taken to remove it..The NCW notice came a day after the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) lodged an FIR with the Delhi Police against Twitter for allegedly allowing material showcasing child pornography on the platform..Can Twitter face criminal prosecution in the future for user posts? [Video]
