New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), which sent a notice to Meta last month taking suo moto cognizance of a media report of BBC Eye, regarding alleged advertisements related to Child Sexual Exploitative and Abuse Material (CSEAM), has decided to institute an inquiry in the matter, government sources said on Tuesday.

They said that NCPCR sought an explanation from Meta and in response, Meta submitted its reply after a week.

NCPCR had issued notice to Meta Platforms Inc. on July 3.

"NCPCR has decided to institute an inquiry to determine the facts of the matter," a source said.

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) had earlier directed the Delhi Police to conduct a comprehensive probe...