Meta officials appear before NCPCR over alleged child sexual abuse materials
Meta executives appeared before India's National Commission for Protection of Child Rights to address allegations that Instagram's recommendation algorithms promoted child sexual abuse material. The inquiry follows reports of such content appearing in paid advertisements on the platform.
Why it matters
This case highlights the growing regulatory pressure on social media giants to improve content moderation and algorithmic safety regarding child protection.
Senior executives of global social media giant Meta, which runs Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, appeared before the child rights body NCPCR on Wednesday (September 9, 2026) in connection with its inquiry into alleged advertisements related to child sexual exploitative and abuse material (CSEAM) on the platform.
Details about the questioning were not immediately available.
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) had on July 3 taken suo motu cognisance of a media report by BBC Eye regarding alleged advertisements related to CSEAM and sought an explanation from Meta Platforms, Inc.
Meta submitted its response to the commission a week later.
NCPCR subsequently decided to institute an inquiry to determine the facts of the matter and in continuation of the same, summoned the MD and Head of Meta India to appear before it on Wednesday, officials said.
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