India's National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is moving forward with proceedings to ban the access of children to Twitter in the country until the platform completely removes all pornographic material. NDTV reports that on May 29,
a letter was issued to the secretary of the Ministry of Electronics and Information and Technology to initiate a ban on the access of children on Twitter on an immediate basis till the time Twitter makes its platform safe for children by ensuring
complete removal of child sexual abuse material and pornographic material and reporting of cybercrime cases to the authorities in India. It is unclear how NCPCR intends to effect age verification for the 1.3 billion Indians, mostly adults, that
would be affected by a potential block. According to NCPCR chief Priyank Kanoongo, Twitter was found to have given false and misleading responses during the enquiry conducted by NCPCR for the presence of pornographic material, an offense under the
POCSO Act. The POCSO Act is a 2012 law to provide for the protection of children from the offenses of sexual assault, sexual harassment and pornography. | 
