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The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is reviewing Meta's response to its notice over child sexual abuse material (CSAM) advertisements on Instagram, with further action to be decided after the examination, IT Secretary S Krishnan said on Monday. The development follows the government's recent notice to Meta after reports flagged paid advertisements on Instagram that allegedly promoted or facilitated access to child sexual exploitative and abuse material (CSEAM). MeitY had directed the company to immediately disable such advertisements and related content, while seeking a detailed explanation within a stipulated timeline. Speaking on Monday, Krishnan said the ministry had received Meta's reply on Saturday, the deadline for its submission. "On the CSAM content, we had issued a notice to Meta, and the reply has been received. It is currently under examination. And…
| Event ID | evt_a9b0929a-0110-57ae-9750-fdfeb8c71baa |
|---|---|
| Cluster ID | cls_18e06ce3-8a61-59b3-893a-b984cf97c489 |
| Event type | Regulatory action |
| Status | |
| Primary company | Meta |
| Known monetary value | Not disclosed |
| Event Impact | 30.0 |
|---|---|
| Evidence Strength | 8.0 |
| Source Quality | 8.2 |
| Confidence | 7.5 |
| Freshness | 10.0 |
| Upstream Relevance | 1.9 |
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“The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is reviewing Meta's response to its notice over child sexual abuse material (CSAM) advertisements on Instagram, with further action to be decided after the examination”evd_c14171fc-35d6-5a99-a05b-d1c3ff070898
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