Guwahati, Sept. 3 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought detailed reports from the Centre and Delhi Police following allegations that paid advertisements on Instagram were directing users to child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

A bench headed by NHRC member Priyank Kanoongo has granted the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) and Delhi Police two weeks to submit point-wise responses to the allegations.

The proceedings were initiated following media reports by the BBC World Service, which alleged that paid Instagram advertisements could be found using search terms including "rape video" and "child video". According to the reports, users who interacted...