Crack down on child porn, rape videos: Govt to tech giants like Google, FB

The move comes after the government blocked a number of websites that hosted such content, particularly child pornography

The government wants internet giants to take a "more proactive" approach in dealing with child pornography and content related to rape, with a particular focus on internet keywords in vernacular Indian languages related to such content, according to reports. 

The Times of India reported on Thursday that the government, which wants to take "serious action" in the matter, has ordered internet and social media companies like Google, Facebook, YouTube, Yahoo, Microsoft, Twitter and WhatsApp to crack down on the sharing of content related to child pornography, rape and gang-rape. Further, according to sources cited by the report, the focus will