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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
Technology

Meta to report child abuse cases to law enforcement in India: sources

Social media major Meta, the owner of Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram, has agreed to report child sexual abuse cases to appropriate law enforcement agencies in India, the company said on Tuesday.

Meta India Managing Director and country head Arun Srinivas had been summoned by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) again on Wednesday, government sources said. Meta officials had last week visited the child rights body as part of an inquiry into alleged advertisements of child abuse content on Meta-owned platforms in India.

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