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Asian College of Journalism
1:26
Pillai says, "People report anything from adult pornography to children being hit. We don't deal with that. 10% of all reports are considered. We take all that down. The viewer maybe in Chennai, child in Puducherry and a person who uploaded can be in Romania. Close to 70% of the content was children below 10. A lot of the content was Caucasian children. A lot of report that comes to us are white kids. We visually analyse so it is difficult to understand where the video is from."
1:27
1:29
Reddy says, "NICMEC is an international organization which had the MoU which was signed only last year CyberTipline. Till 2017 December, they were sharing IP addresses to the MIT India. The pan global racket is huge and India does need to go a long way."
1:30
Thirumurthy says that when they do such cases, they remain very careful and don't reveal specific details for sale of anonymity of victims.
As a conclusion Reddy asks for the final thoughts from the panellists.
1:31
Thirumurthy talks about a person who was arrested in Chennai airport and was shocked as he had no idea that just viewing or sharing it will land him in prison. "So media has to importantly harp on these incidents so as to move for wider awareness in the society. It is their duty to move further than what just appears. The nuances of reporting on child sexual abuse is complex and need to follow through it very diligently", she adds.
1:33
Pillai talks about the Blue Whale Challenge in detail. "The Blue Whale Challenge was introduced in the Indian ecosystem by the media. Whenever you report of suicide, you are supposed to give a helpline but that doesn't happen in India. The challenge ended out with children being bullied," he says.
1:34
Reddy concludes the discussion by saying that it is important to go beyond the obvious and be very mindful of the issue. One needs to ask proper questions and approach sensibly.
1:35
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