Explained: Why Meta Is Under Fire Over Child Sexual Abuse Content

Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg apologised to the Indian government over child sexual abuse material, deepfake content and operational lapses. Here's what triggered the controversy and why it could reshape the debate over platform accountability and 'safe harbour' protections in India.

Politician on bail in child abuse inquiry wins election in Pakistan  The Times

A Kelowna man has been sentenced to eight months in jail for possession of child sexual abuse material.

Researchers identified more than 50 ads on Meta properties that violated the company's policies on child sexual abuse material.

More than 50 offending image and video ads were published across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, or Threads, according to Meta’s ad library data. Some ran as recently as this week.

Suresh, alias Rahim, 32, is the prime accused in the sexual assault and murder of a four-year-old girl near Palakkad railway station in 2019

Meta Platforms’ ⁠CEO Mark ⁠Zuckerberg has apologised to the ⁠Indian government over child sexual abuse material on the company’s platforms and for operational errors, local television channels reported on Wednesday. Zuckerberg apologised for the presence of the material, as well as deepfake content and operational ‌lap

Mark zuckerberg, CEO, Meta apologises to IndiaMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly sent his apologies to the central government on Wednesday for CSAM (child sexual abuse material), deepfake content, and errors in operating the platform.The IT giant admitted that they were paid a "lot of money" for boosting certain type

Police handled 123 such cases in the six months, exceeding both the 60 recorded a year earlier and the 114 logged in all of 2025.

Telegram Briefly Removed From Apple’s App Store Over Alleged Child Sexual Abuse Content  Forbes

Update: 11:00 p.m. ET: In a statement to 9to5Mac, Apple said: “We briefly removed Telegram from the App Store after our review found content that violates our strict guidelines prohibiting child sexual abuse material. The app was subsequently restored after the developer promptly removed the content and banned the user