Telecom Department and Internet Association in India summoned to court related to regulating control online
The Madras high court in India, has summoned Department of Telecom (DOT) and Internet Service Providers Association of India (ISPAI) by 8 April, for failing to respond to a case related to regulating internet use and access of children. The court also mentioned that governments and ISPs have a crucial role to protect children online and raise awareness about parental control software.The petition filed by Mr S Vijayakumar calls for ISPs to set up an ISP level filter “parental window” for protecting children online.
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