The government hates what they cannot tax.
This is because they cannot take their piece of the pie on every scam: https://news.bitcoin.com/sec-chair-gary-gensler-calls-crypto-outsized-piece-of-scams-frauds-and-problems-in-our-markets/
Pedophiles and Indians are basically the same thing.
https://economynext.com/sri-lanka-to-regulate-homestays-amid-pedophile-fears-161293/