Pramesh S Jain
The central division cyber crime police on Tuesday
registered an FIR against several social media users for allegedly promoting obscene videos that are going viral on social media platforms.
Based on the complaint filed by one of the social media user,the police have charged the accused under various sections of the IT Act and initiated probe again 28 links where the accused posted clips and screenshots of obscene videos on their social media accounts and promoting them with captions“19 min video”,“40 min video”,and“55 min video”.
The accused allegedly invited users to comment or send direct messages to access the full videos and also uploaded “link in bio” links.
The links shared by the accused reportedly redirected users directly to obscene websites.Police said such posts are drawing people towards pornographic content, which is a serious concern as social media is used by people of all age groups.
Officials noted that even out of curiosity,some users click on these links,resulting in children and others being exposed to obscene websites.Citing this as a serious social issue, a private complaint was filed, based on which an FIR has been registered.
The case has been registered at the Central CEN Crime Police Station. Police have booked 28 social media accounts and launched an investigation.
The accused allegedly used platforms such as Instagram,Facebook,and YouTube to post and promote the content.Further investigation is underway.
According to the officials the social media users are involved in illegal activities just to promote their account and increase followers this is a dangerous trend and leading to immoral activities which attract strict action, a senior officer,said.
