Millions of people scroll through Instagram every day, trusting that the content and advertisements they see have passed basic safety checks. But what happens when that trust is questioned? A recent move by the Indian government has placed Meta under intense scrutiny after concerns emerged about paid advertisements allegedly promoting child sexual exploitative and abuse material (CSEAM) on Instagram. The development has sparked serious questions about platform accountability, digital safety, and how social media companies monitor the content they allow to appear.
