New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- The Supreme Court has sought the response of the Union government on a plea seeking stronger enforcement of its directions requiring social media intermediaries to report Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Material (CSEAM) to law-enforcement authorities.

A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran on Friday issued notice to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the Ministry of Law and Justice on the application moved by the Just Rights for Children Alliance (JRCA).

The bench also allowed the petitioner to seek the impleadment of social media intermediaries concerned so that the court's directions can be effectively enforced.

The application was filed after a BBC report alleg...