New Delhi, July 5 -- The Centre has issued a notice to Meta over the alleged presence of Child Sexual Exploitative and Abuse Material (CSEAM) in paid advertisements on Instagram, directing the platform to immediately disable all advertisements and content that promote or facilitate access to such material. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has also asked Meta to submit a detailed explanation within seven days on how such content appeared on the platform and what steps are being taken to prevent similar incidents.

The notice marks one of the strongest regulatory actions taken against the social media giant in India this year. The government has treated the matter as one of serious concern and has directed Inst...