Craig Silvey, Australian author, enters guilty plea over possession of child exploitation materialAustralian author Craig Silvey, known for "Jasper Jones," pleaded guilty to charges of possessing and distributing child exploitation mater...
05 May, 2026, 12.58 PM IST
New Mexico seeks child safety restrictions on Meta apps and algorithms in trial's 2nd phaseNew Mexico prosecutors are demanding significant changes to Meta's social media platforms. This follows a jury verdict finding the company ...
04 May, 2026, 09.05 PM IST
What is Operation Eclipse? Inside the INTERPOL-led operation to bust child sexual abuse ring, rescue 65 kids and arrest 60 suspects across the AmericasA year-long international police operation has successfully rescued 65 minors and led to 60 arrests across nine countries. Operation Eclips...
19 Mar, 2026, 02.17 PM IST
Swedish group reports Amazon over childlike sex doll salesA Swedish child rights organisation said Monday it had filed a police report against Amazon and two other e-commerce platforms over the sal...
10 Nov, 2025, 08.04 PM IST
Australia regulator says YouTube, others 'turning a blind eye' to child abuse materialAustralia's internet watchdog criticises social media giants. These firms allegedly ignore online child sex abuse. YouTube and Apple are un...
06 Aug, 2025, 10.23 AM IST
CBI arrests man in child sexual assault case from AizawlThe CBI arrested an individual in Aizawl, Mizoram, for sexually assaulting a minor and possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). The a...
09 Jun, 2025, 10.19 PM IST
Sexual exploitation of minors plagued societies worldwide, matter of serious concern in India: SCThe Supreme Court of India has highlighted the critical issue of child sexual exploitation and the necessity of the POCSO Act, 2012. The co...
23 Sep, 2024, 06.55 PM IST
Parliament should consider bringing amendment to POCSO Act: SCThe Supreme Court has urged Parliament to amend the POCSO Act, replacing 'child pornography' with 'child sexual exploitative and abuse mate...
23 Sep, 2024, 02.30 PM IST
SC rules downloading, watching child porn an offence; lays down guidelines, legal consequencesThe Supreme Court has urged Parliament to redefine 'child pornography' as 'child sexually abusive and exploitative material.' The Court emp...
23 Sep, 2024, 12.03 PM IST
NCPCR asks social media platforms to explore ways to protect children onlineThe National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) met with major social media platforms to discuss child safety online. They e...
22 Sep, 2024, 07.29 PM IST
Brands blast Twitter for ads next to child pornography accountsTwitter's challenges in identifying child abuse content were first reported in an investigation by tech news site The Verge in late August....
29 Sep, 2022, 09.25 AM IST
Delhi Police books Twitter under POCSOThe child rights body had on May 29 asked the Delhi Police to book Twitter India under three sections of the POCSO Act, after claiming that...
30 Jun, 2021, 12.04 AM IST
Facebook testing new tools to stop exploitative content on childrenFacebook has started testing two new tools, one aimed at the potentially malicious searching for child exploitative content and another aim...
24 Feb, 2021, 12.02 PM IST
Facebook stepping up fight against child abuse on platform, adds new tools & policiesFacebook is also testing a safety alert that informs people sharing child exploitation content about the harm it causes and the legal conse...
24 Feb, 2021, 09.31 AM IST
CBI sets up investigation unit for online child sexual abuseThe newly specialized unit will collect, collate and disseminate information regarding publication, transmission, creation, collection, see...
15 Nov, 2019, 02.42 PM IST
US to help India check online child pornographyThe MoU will provide access to more than one lakh Tipline reports available with the NCMEC and enable law enforcement agencies in India.
29 May, 2019, 04.39 PM IST
Child rights body wants probe into sexual abuse videos on WhatsAppThe apex body for child rights in India is planning to also frame a preventive policy to curb such activities on all digital platforms.
29 Apr, 2019, 01.11 PM IST