[India] - CRPF signals Indian cyber security agencies to 'indecorous content' on X

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Official sources said the search results on the popular platform pertain to sexually explicit images and links
| Representative Image1 min read Last Updated : Jul 20 2024 | 10:58 PM IST The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has flagged the Indian
cyber security agencies about instances of some "inappropriate content" popping up on social media platform X on Wednesday when its
abbreviated name was searched on the platform. Official sources said the search results on the popular platform pertain to sexually
explicit images and links. "CRPF has noticed that social media users may come across some inappropriate content while searching for CRPF
keyword on social media platform X
CRPF has raised the issue with relevant authorities and is working to resolve the same," the force said on its official X handle. A source
told PTI that the "inappropriate content" was being noticed when the abbreviated version of the force is searched on X (formerly
Twitter). The CRPF, with about 3.25 lakh personnel, is the country's largest paramilitary force and is deployed in three major internal
security theaters of the country-- anti-Naxal operations, counter-terrorist combat and anti-insurgency tasks.(Only the headline and picture
of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated
feed.)First Published: Jul 20 2024 | 10:58 PMIST