Centre summons Meta over Instagram ads linked to child abuse
Information and technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has directed officials to summon Meta over paid ads on Instagram allegedly promoting child sexual abuse material, sources said on Friday.
The move came after a BBC report flagged the issue and raised concern about the effectiveness of the social media platform’s content moderation system.
The BBC investigation revealed that some ads featured images appearing to depict children in sexually explicit situations and directed users to channels on Telegram, where such illegal content was allegedly sold for as little as ₹99.
