Centre issues notice to Meta over Instagram ads promoting child sexual abuse content

The Centre has issued a stern notice to Meta over the alleged presence of Child Sexual Exploitative and Abuse Material (CSEAM) in paid advertisements on Instagram and sought a detailed explanation from the technology company within seven days, sources said on Sunday.

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) issued the notice on Saturday evening, directing Instagram to immediately disable all advertisements and content promoting or facilitating access to CSEAM, the sources said.