The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on February 18, 2025, issued an Advisory for removing content/applications, which are abetting offences by contravening provisions of the Telecommunication Act, 2023.
The following has been stated: -
•The Department of Telecommunications has issued an advisory to social media and application hosting platforms regarding the removal of content or applications that promote tampering with telecommunication identifiers (such as CLI, IMEI).
•This violates the Telecommunications Act, of 2023, which bars such activities and imposes severe penalties. Offenses related to tampering are cognizable, non-bailable, and punishable with up to three years of imprisonment or fines up to 50 lakh rupees.
•Platforms must remove such content and report compliance by February 28, 2025. Failure to comply may result in further legal action under Section 42 of the Telecommunications Act.
The detailed notification is given in the document below.
[Notification No. 2-23/2023-AI_DIU]
