Govt. issues notice to Meta on ‘child sexual abuse’ ads
Instagram, owned by Meta, ordered to disable advertisements promoting explicit child content and provide explanation within seven days; ‘further action’ to be decided after reviewing replyThe Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has directed Meta, the parent body of several social media platforms, to disable advertisements and content promoting and facilitating access to child sexual exploitative and abuse material (CSEAM) on Instagram, according to government sources. It has also sought an explanation on the issue.
“The Ministry has ordered Instagram to disable such advertisements. The government has also demanded a detailed explanation on the action taken and other relevant information within seven days. A notice in this regard was issued on Saturday,” said a source. It is learnt that the notice was sent following a directive from IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to senior Ministry officials. Further course of action will be decided after reviewing the reply, said the source.
The move came a day after the BBC Eye published its investigation revealing that Instagram had allegedly been running “paid adverts promoting child sexual abuse material in India” and that such advertisements linked users to channels on Telegram, where they could buy the material. Meta’s policy on advertisements, meanwhile, stipulate that their content must comply with community standards and must not have imagery depicting nudity and activities that are sexual or sexually suggestive
In response to a query on the notice, a Meta spokesperson pointed to an earlier statement shared after the BBC report came out, where Meta said it had a “zero tolerance policy for soliciting or sharing CSEAM” and added that while Meta deployed technology to detect such advertisements, it was in a “constant battle with criminals who hide among 3.5 billion users and try to evade detection”.
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