On Friday, the Indian government noted that it had issued notices to the social media platforms X, formerly known as Twitter, YouTube, and Telegram, demanding they ensure their platforms are free of child sexual abuse material.

In its statement, the Indian government noted that if the companies did not comply fully, they could be stripped of their protections from legal liability.

In the notices, which were sent out from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY), the government demanded the prompt and permanent removal of all child sexual abuse materials hosted on the company’s platforms.

Rajeev Chandrashekhar, the junior minister for information technology, said in the statement, “If they do not act swiftly, their safe harbour under section 79 of the IT Act would be withdrawn and consequences under the Indian law will follow.”

In India, Chandrasekhar has vociferously supported the removal of all such content from the internet in India, and has noted that the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was determined, “to build a safe and trusted internet under the IT rules.”

In a response, Telegram noted that its terms of service explicitly forbid the posting of child sexual abuse materials. Its statement said, “Telegram’s moderators actively patrol public parts of the platform and accept user reports in order to remove content that breaches our terms.”

Neither X nor Google immediately responded to the notice.

In the notices, the government requested that the companies implement measures such as reporting mechanisms and content moderation algorithms, which would prevent any dissemination of child sexual abuse materials in the future.

In July, Reuters reported that India had issued notices to online streamers such as Disney and Netflix, that they should have their content reviewed by an independent service for obscenity and violence before it was shown online.