Nagpur, June 25 -- Expressing concern over the growing menace of online child sexual exploitation, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has upheld Meta's decision to permanently suspend an Instagram account of a man accused of sending explicit content to a minor.
A division bench of Justices Anil Kilor and Raj Wakode observed that online child sexual exploitation has become one of the most alarming forms of cyber-enabled crime, inflicting lasting physical, psychological and emotional trauma on children. The court's order, dated June 19, was made available today.
The bench emphasised that social media platforms bear a significant responsibility to prevent their services from being used for child exploitation and related offences.
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