MeitY Issues Standard Operating Procedure to Curtail Dissemination of Non-Consensual Intimate Imagery (NCII) Content

Key Points

1. MeitY released SOP to curtail dissemination of Non-Consensual Intimate Imagery (NCII) content.
2. SOP mandates takedown of NCII content within 24 hours of reporting.
3. The SOP was developed in compliance with Madras High Court directions (Writ Petition - Civil No.25017/2025, Order dated 15.07.2025).
4. Victims can report NCII content through One Stop Centres (OSCs), intermediaries, NCRP, or LEAs.
5. Significant Social Media Intermediaries (SSMIs) must use hash-matching and crawler technologies.
6. The Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) acts as the central aggregator for NCII complaints.
7. The SOP aims to ensure effective implementation of Rule 3(2)(b) of the IT Rules, 2021.