Meta’s India chief is summoned following a BBC report alleging that Instagram has been running paid advertisements promoting child sexual abuse material in India. The move follows claims raised publicly by the BBC’s “BBC Eye” investigation, which says the ads were targeted to users in India and appeared as part of paid promotion.
The allegations are based on the BBC Eye investigation, which reports that Instagram included advertisements associated with child sexual abuse material and that the content was served through paid ads rather than only organic content. NDTV reports the summons, citing the issue raised in connection with the investigation.
Across the outlets, the core focus is the same: whether Instagram’s advertising system allows such material to be promoted in India, and what regulatory or governmental steps follow the report. The articles differ mainly in emphasis—one highlights the summons and the purported reason behind it, while the other centers on the findings and their basis in the investigation.
