Ban all Porn Sites : Nitish Kumar Appeals to PM

Patna: Blaming porn sites for the rising of sexual crime, JD(U) president and  Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has written to Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas  Modi appealing him to ban all “porn sites and inappropriate content” available on websites.

In the appealing letter, Nitish Kumar expressed his “pain and serious concern” over the increasing number of rapes which have agitated the public.

Kumar also wrote that children and youths, are watching porn, violent and inappropriate content on internet due to its unlimited reach to them. The sexual crime take place in some cases because of the impact of these sites.

Talking about the laws meant to regulate inappropriate content, Kumar said that though certain provisions have been made in the Information Technology Act, 2000 (such as amendment in 2008), these are not proving to be effective.

Stating that Internet Service Providers need to be given firm instructions, he asserted the need for carrying out comprehensive awareness campaigns.

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