In TrendsUS FED Meeting LiveStock MarketUPIGold and SilverStocks To WatchCrude Oil PricesBRICS SummitMeta can no longer claim ‘simple intermediary’ status; has to take responsibility: Govt sourcesThe government’s position assumes significance following a series of meetings with Meta over child safety and harmful content on its platforms.By Shivani Bazaz September 16, 2026, 8:00:12 PM IST (Published)(Photo Credit : Reuters)Meta can no longer simply rely on its status as an intermediary and will have to take greater responsibility for unlawful content hosted and amplified on its platforms, government sources said, as scrutiny of the social media major intensifies over child sexual abuse material.The government’s position assumes significance following a series of meetings with Meta over child safety and harmful content on its platforms.The latest development is that Meta has agreed to directly report child-safety matters, including cases involving child sexual abuse material, to India’s cybercrime authorities through the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C).Until now, Meta has primarily reported apparent child exploitation cases to the US-based National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), which then coordinates with law-enforcement agencies globally. Meta has now committed to establishing a direct reporting channel with Indian authorities.Government questions ‘simple intermediary’ positionGovernment sources now argue that…
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