New Delhi, July 3 -- The Centre is to summon officials from Meta over advertisements hosted on Instagram that allegedly promote child sexual abuse, sources said on Friday.
This development comes days after the union government halted the WhatsApp username rollout in India.
According to the sources, the directives were issued by union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw after reports claimed that Instagram, the social media platform run by Meta, was running advertisements allegedly promoting child sexual abuse.
The sources said the minister has taken cognisance of reports that Instagram showcased certain objectionable material that promoted child sexual abuse and has issued directions to officials to seek ...