After Meta, Google agrees to report child sexual abuse material directly to Indian authorities

Google has agreed to establish a direct reporting process for child sexual abuse material in India, following Meta's recent move. The proposal aims to help Indian authorities receive case information faster through I4C.

Google has agreed to provide information on child sexual abuse material (CSAM) directly to authorities in India, following a similar move by Meta last week. The development comes after the government pushed major technology companies to speed up reporting of such content, particularly in cases where children could be in immediate danger.

The company said on Monday, September 21, that it has proposed a system to share relevant information with the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C). Google and Meta previously relied primarily on a US-based organisation to route these reports. Indian officials have........

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