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Just found out I could get arrested for posting NSFW pictures on 4chan.
>Under Section 67 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 makes the following acts punishable with imprisonment upto 3 years and fine upto 5 lakhs:
>Publication- which would include uploading on a website, whats app group or any other digital portal where third parties can have access to such content.
>Transmission- this includes sending obscene photos or images to any person via email, messaging, whats app or any other form of digital media.
>Causing to be published or transmitted- this is a very wide terminology which would end up making the intermediary portal liable, using which the offender has published or transmitted such obscene content. The Intermediary Guidelines under the Information Technology Act put an onus on the Intermediary/Service Provider to exercise due diligence to ensure their portal is not being misused.
