Meta the parent firm of Instagram and Facebook, will report child safety matters directly to cybercrime portal of India's Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) in addition to U.S. based National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC).

• Meta is the first major tech intermediary to commit to establishing a direct reporting pipeline to Indian law enforcement. 

Online child sexual abuse 

• Definition: Online child sexual abuse and online child sexual exploitation involve the use of information and communication technology as a means to sexually abuse and/or sexually exploit children. (UN Interagency Working Group on sexual exploitation of children) 
• Types of online child sexual abuse

• Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM): Production, distribution, and circulation of sexually exploitative content involving minors online.
• Online Grooming: Adults building trust with minors on digital platforms with intent to sexually exploit or abuse them.
• Sextortion: Coercing minors into providing sexual content or acts by threatening to expose earlier obtained images/videos.
• Live-streaming of Abuse: Real-time online broadcast of child sexual abuse.
• Online Trafficking Facilitation: Use of digital platforms (social media, dark web).