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Delhi Police blocks 23 Twitter accounts for posting child pornography, videos on rape

The DCW Chief Swati Maliwal had written to Delhi Police stating that these accounts engaging in these criminal acts appear to be running a racket wherein they seek money for providing such content

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New Delhi, September 28

The Delhi Police blocked 23 Twitter accounts for posting child pornography, videos on rape and sexual assault on children. 

The Delhi Commission for Women had written to Delhi Police last week to identify the Twitter accounts posting such content and take legal action against them.

The DCW Chief Swati Maliwal had written to Delhi Police stating that these accounts engaging in these criminal acts appear to be running a racket wherein they seek money for providing such content.

The police registered a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the IT Act.  

The cybercrime unit analysed the Twitter accounts and wrote to Twitter asking it to take down the accounts.

The cybercrime unit formed four teams to analyse all the objectionable tweets and highlight the users. The police have also sought information on the users since many of the accounts are run by anonymous individuals and groups. 

The photos and videos posted by the users showed children involved in sexual acts and many of them also promoted rape. The DCW had earlier said that they found nearly a hundred accounts with disturbing and horrific content. 

While the police have blocked the accounts, no arrests have been made in the case. 


The DCW had also sent multiple notices to Twitter India and the police as the tweets were not immediately deleted by the platform. 




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