Instagram running ads promoting child abuse material in India, BBC finds

A BBC Eye investigation has found that Instagram is running ads promoting child sexual exploitation material in India — and making money from these ads. The ads link users to the messaging app Telegram where they can buy videos of abuse. Appalled by the advertisements on her Instagram feed, reporter Divya Arya meets with the Indian cyber police who are fighting these crimes, tracks down a former Meta executive turned whistleblower, and talks to a retired Supreme Court judge who tells her that the BBC’s findings are serious enough for the Supreme Court of India to take action. Meta told the BBC they fight child exploitation on their platforms, remove ads that violate their policies, and report such content to the authorities. Watch the full documentary on BBC World Service:    • Instagram running ads promoting child abus...   Reporter - Divya Arya Filmed and Edited by - Anshul Verma Assistant Producer - Alishan Jafri Graphics - Pankaj Verma, Gagan Narhe Audio consultant - Ajit Sarathi, Saurabh Mishra Colorist - Devesh Pratap, Simran Gill Technical Producer - Jenny Carroll Assistant Technical Producer - James Shearing Digital Technician - Nicola Theodoulides BBC Eye Youtube Editor - Anusha Kumar Production Coordinator - Varsha Garg Unit Manager - Maria Caramelo Production Executive - Nayantara Gauba EYE Editor - Daniel Adamson Executive Editor, Long Form - Liz Gibbons Executive Producer - Ankur Jain #Documentary, #BBCEye, #InvestigativeJournalism, #Instagramads Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3whmDp3 ----------------------------------- This is the official BBC News India channel. If you want to understand and follow the India story, we hope this will be your home. Here, you’ll find stories that move your heart and explainers, interviews and documentaries on issues that you care about. Don’t expect a 24/7 stream of news, we are not that channel. But you can look forward to top-quality BBC journalism that will help you make sense of what’s happening around you. Do comment on our videos and posts because we will be reading them and taking them on board, and if you like what we do, you can also find us here BBC Website 👉🏽https://bbc.in/3XjgjcP Instagram 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3GNTSVW Facebook 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3XgMc5M Twitter 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3XlbAXZ Thanks for following us! #BBCNewsIndia #India