New Delhi, Sept. 3 -- A bench of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) 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 in connection with allegations of advertisements on Instagram that allegedly facilitated access to Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM/CSEAM).

According to ANI, the NHRC bench headed by Priyank Kanoongo also noted that the allegations, which came to light following a BBC World Service report, would not merely concern objectionable online content but could involve sexual exploitation of children, recording, circulation, promotion and monetisation of such mater...