The Supreme Court was on Thursday apprised that the government has blocked around 3,500 websites in order to deal with the issue of child pornography in its entirety even as it was said that it wouldn't be possible to install jammers in school buses.
The apex court had asked CBSE to install jammers in schools to block such content.
The government told a three-judge bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra that it has asked the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to consider installation of jammers in schools to block access to child pornographic content.
Additional Solicitor General Pinky Anand told the bench, also comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar and M M Shantanagoudar that it is not possible to install jammers in school buses.
We are coming out with steps which will deal with the situation in its entirety," she told the bench.
"Jammers in school buses are not possible," Anand said and added that “the government has asked the CBSE to consider whether jammers can be installed in schools to curb access to such websites". The government told the court that it would file a status report on the steps taken by it to curb child pornography.