24-Mar-2025
Sahyog Portal
Miscellaneous
Why in News?
Central and State Governments have begun issuing orders to block online content through the Sahyog Portal.
About Sahyog Portal
- Mission: To build an effective framework and ecosystem for the prevention, detection, investigation, and prosecution of cybercrime in India.
- Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs
- Purpose: Developed to automate the process of sending content-blocking notices to intermediaries by the Appropriate Government or its agency under the IT Act, 2000.
- Key Functions:
- Enables removal or disabling of access to any unlawful content, data, or communication link.
- Facilitates fast action against cyber-enabled unlawful activities.
- Brings together all Authorized Agencies and intermediaries on a single digital platform.