New Delhi, Dec. 30 -- The government has issued a fresh advisory to social media platforms and other online intermediaries, asking them to be stricter in taking down obscene, vulgar, pornographic and other illegal content from their platforms.

In the advisory dated December 29, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) said it has repeatedly received complaints from the public, stakeholders and even courts that certain content circulating online does not comply with laws on decency and obscenity.

"These concerns have also been reflected in discussions in Parliament and proceedings before courts. In respect of certain specific instances brought to notice, the matter has also been referred to the appropriate law enfor...