India, July 8 -- Days after the Centre issued a notice over Instagram advertisements allegedly promoting child sexual exploitation material (CSEAM), Meta has denied claims that it knowingly targeted users with such content. The company said it takes child safety seriously, highlighted its enforcement measures, and stated that it had already removed several violating advertisements before the issue was publicly reported.

The company rejected allegations that it knowingly targeted users with such advertisements and said the claims were "categorically inaccurate." In a blog post on Tuesday, Meta said, "It is categorically inaccurate to suggest that we'd knowingly and deliberately target ads featuring children to people based on an inappropr...