Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has directed officials of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to summon Meta. This step has been taken because some such advertisements were seen on Instagram in India in which obscene advertisements related to children were allegedly being promoted. An official of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has given this information.
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has sought clarification from Meta in this matter and also Meta will have to tell what concrete steps the company has taken in this matter.
Shocking revelation in the report
The BBC report came out a few hours ago, after which the government took action on Meta. A shocking thing was revealed in the BBC report in which it was told that some such paid advertisements were seen on Instagram in which words like child video were used. The links accompanying the advertisement were taking users to a Telegram channel where obscene content was being sold. The report said that some of the content was available for as low as Rs 99.
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