NHRC Member Flags Meta-UNICEF Funding Ties Amid CSAM Scrutiny

by · Inc42

SUMMARY

  • Kanoongo raised concerns over involving UNICEF in the Centre’s probe into CSAM material on Meta-owned platforms, citing the financial relationship between the two parties
  • He believes that UNICEF could end up serving Meta’s interests in the ongoing probe into the CSAM, sold as ads, on the social media giant’s platforms
  • This comes as the Centre pushes Meta to strengthen CSAM detection, increase human oversight in content moderation and introduce stronger safeguards against unlabelled AI-generated content