Illegal adoption posts: NCPCR warns social media sites of action
The Hindu
They must provide the details of the IP address, origin of the post and other such relevant details, says the Commissions chairperson.
The National Commission of Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has written to WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter and Telegram over the issue of illegal social media posts offering for adoption and warned them that failure to report such posts will invite “strict action”. “It is requested that in cases where such posts are posted on your online social media platforms, information about the same must be reported to the law enforcement authorities and/or National Commission or State Commission of the State/ UT concerned and provide the details of the IP address, origin of the post and other such relevant details,” NCPCR chairperson Priyank Kanoongo wrote in a letter on June 13. The apex child rights body has also demanded an action taken report “within 10 days” from each of the four entities.More Related News