The government has directed Internet service providers (ISP) to block distribution and transmission of child sexual abuse content by 31 July.

"ISP's having cable landing station gateways/ international long distance licences in India shall be required to adopt and implement IWF (Internet Watch Foundation) resources on or before 31 July, 2017, to prevent distribution and transmission of online CSAM in to India," the Ministry of Electronics and IT (Meity) said in an order dated 18 April, 2017.

The directive has been issued after the recommendation of an inter-ministerial committee that was constituted to recommend solutions to address the issue of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) following a Supreme Court order.