MeitY reviews Meta Platforms' reply over alleged Instagram child expl…

India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is reviewing Meta's formal response to a notice over advertisements allegedly promoting child sexual exploitation material on Instagram, following a BBC investigation that identified around 30 such ads. The review will determine whether further regulatory action or compliance measures are required. India's government has just forced Meta to explain how child exploitation ads ran on Instagram and is now reviewing the response to decide on enforcement. If you build content moderation tools, detection systems, or safety infrastructure for platforms, India's playbook here—direct minister intervention, seven-day response deadlines, public investigations—is now the template other regulators will copy.