Meta's Role in Fostering Online Abuse: NHRC Notices to IT, I&B Ministries Raise Questions about Digital Platforms' Liability The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sent notices to the Ministries of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and Information and Broadcasting (I&B), highlighting the disturbing reality that digital platforms like Meta have been trying to sidestep for too long.
The inquiry, initiated by NHRC member Priyank Kanoongo's bench on September 2, is no longer just about who uploaded objectionable content on Instagram; it's now about the platform's complicity in generating, selecting, and circulating child sexual abuse material.
For years, digital platforms have argued that their role as intermediaries shields them from liability.