{"id":30320,"date":"2026-07-03T19:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T13:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/child-sexual-abuse-material-it-minister-ashwini-vaishnaw-orders-meity-to-summon-meta-over-instagram-child-abuse-ads-report\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T19:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T13:30:36","slug":"child-sexual-abuse-material-it-minister-ashwini-vaishnaw-orders-meity-to-summon-meta-over-instagram-child-abuse-ads-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/child-sexual-abuse-material-it-minister-ashwini-vaishnaw-orders-meity-to-summon-meta-over-instagram-child-abuse-ads-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Child Sexual Abuse Material: IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw orders MeitY to summon Meta over Instagram child abuse ads: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132160808,imgsize-723873,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/ministry-summons-instagram.jpg\" alt=\"IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw orders MeitY to summon Meta over Instagram child abuse ads: Report\" title=\"File photo: Ashwini Vaishnaw\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"File photo: Ashwini Vaishnaw\">File photo: Ashwini Vaishnaw<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>IT minister <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/ashwini-vaishnaw\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Ashwini Vaishnaw<\/a> has directed officials in the ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) to summon Meta over Instagram advertisements promoting child sexual abuse material (CSAM), sources said on Friday, according to news agency PTI.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>According to the sources, the ministry will seek an explanation from Meta over the issue and ask the company to clarify how such advertisements appeared on the platform.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2><b>Second government action against Meta this week<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>This is the second time this week that the Centre has taken action involving Meta.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>On Wednesday, the government issued a notice to Meta over WhatsApp&#8217;s proposed username feature, raising concerns that it could significantly increase online fraud, phishing, digital arrest scams and impersonation attacks.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>The Centre directed WhatsApp to pause the rollout of the feature until consultations on the issue are completed &#8220;to the satisfaction of the Government&#8221;.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>The government also asked Meta to explain why action should not be initiated under the Information Technology Act and related rules over the proposed feature, which it said could increase cybercrime risks.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>In addition, the Centre reminded Meta that WhatsApp, as a significant social media intermediary, is required to comply with due diligence obligations under the IT Act and its associated rules.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/business\/india-business\/centre-cracks-whip-on-meta-over-instagram-ads-promoting-child-sexual-abuse-material\/articleshow\/132160554.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>File photo: Ashwini Vaishnaw IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has directed officials in the ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) to summon Meta over Instagram advertisements promoting child sexual abuse material (CSAM), sources said on Friday, according to news agency PTI.According to the sources, the ministry will seek an explanation from Meta over the issue 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