MeitY reviews Meta’s reply over alleged Instagram child exploitation content
The Central government has issued a stern notice to Meta, ordering the platform to immediately remove Instagram advertisements promoting child sexual abuse content, according to reports. Meta is the parent company of Instagram. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Saturday ordered Instagram to remove all content that facilitated access to child sexual exploitation and abuse material (CSEAM) and sought a detailed response from Meta within seven days. “MeitY has ordered Instagram to disable all ads and content The Centre has issued a stern notice to Meta , seeking an explanation after reports that advertisements carrying child sexual abuse material appeared on Instagram, intensifying scrutiny of the social media giant's content moderation and advertising systems, sources told PTI. The government has issued the notice on Saturday evening. "MeitY has ordered Instagram to disable all ads and content promoting and facilitating access to CSEAM," the sources told PTI. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has also demanded Indian government has issued a stern notice to Meta on the prescence of paid ads on Instagram that had allegedly promoted Child Sexual Exploitative and Abuse Material (CSEAM), as per a PTI report. The report while citing sources notes that Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) had issued the notice to social media behemoth on Saturday while also demanding a detailed explanation within 7 days. "MeitY has ordered Instagram to disable all ads and content promoting and facilitating access The government has issued a stern notice to Meta on Child Sexual Exploitative and Abuse Material (CSEAM) in paid advertisements on Instagram, sources said on Sunday. The government issued the notice on Saturday evening, they added. "Meity (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology) has ordered Instagram to disable all ads and content promoting and facilitating access to CSEAM," the sources said. The development came a day after IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw directed Meity officials to summon Meta over Instagram ads
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