New Delhi: Social media intermediaries should also exercise due diligence while uploading apps. Delhi High Court The push came on Wednesday as it asked Google and Apple to remove mobile applications hosted on their online platforms that disseminate pornographic material.The court said, “We cannot allow an entire generation of the country to go to waste. We understand all types of freedoms under Article 19 but that does not mean that we allow (dissemination of obscene material).” The court reminded the intermediaries that their role is not limited to blocking content on receipt of a complaint.A bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyay and Justice Tejas Karia said social media intermediaries should play the “most important role” by taking action against such apps even at the time of uploading.Hearing a PIL by Rubika Thapa against the hosting of mobile applications offering obscene and pornographic content on platforms run by Google and Apple, it also asked the Centre’s Indian Computer Emergency Response Team to investigate the spread of such content. The next hearing of the case will be on July 17.