New Delhi, Sept. 3 -- A bench of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) headed by Priyank Kanoongo has taken cognisance of allegations concerning paid advertisements on Instagram that allegedly facilitated access to Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM/CSEAM), and has sought point-wise Action Taken Reports (ATRs) within two weeks from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB), and the Delhi Police.

The matter arose from media reports by the BBC World Service alleging that paid advertisements using terms such as "rape video" and "child video" were displayed on Instagram and redirected users to Telegram channels where such material was allegedly offered for sale.

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