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NCPCR Summons Meta India Chief Over Child Sexual Abuse Material Ads on Social Platforms

NCPCR Summons Meta India Chief Over Child Sexual Abuse Material Ads on Social Platforms

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has summoned the Managing Director and Head of Meta India to appear before the statutory body on Wednesday in connection with an ongoing inquiry into alleged advertisements promoting child sexual exploitative and abuse material (CSEAM) on its platforms. The child rights regulator had initially taken suo motu cognisance of an investigative media report published by BBC Eye on July 3, seeking an explanation from Meta Platforms, Inc. regarding child safety safeguards. Following an examination of Meta's formal response submitted a week later, the commission resolved to institute…
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