Instagram became a haven for sexual exploitation of children, illegal videos being sold; task force formed for investigation

There has been a shocking revelation about Instagram. Instagram has become the main platform used by pedophile networks to promote and sell child sexual abuse material, according to a report by Stanford University and the Wall Street Journal.

Advertisements of sexual exploitation material on Instagram

"Large networks of accounts operated by minors are openly advertising self-created child sexual abuse material for sale," said researchers from the US University's Cyber Policy Center.

Children themselves operate their account

• According to the Journal, users can find child porn on Instagram by searching specific keywords and hashtags associated with the category.
• This leads users to accounts that sell sexual content involving minors.
• It is claimed that the profiles are often operated by the children themselves and use openly sexual pseudonyms for this.
• The report also states that children are also available for in-person meetings at a fixed cost.
• The researchers also saw offers of sexual acts and self-harm videos during the research.
• Tesla and Twitter owner Elon Musk has also shared the report, calling it extremely worrying.

Formation of task force

According to the Journal, the social media giant acknowledged problems within its security services and said it had formed a task force to address the issues raised. Last March, a pension and investment fund filed a complaint against Meta for 'turning a blind eye' to human trafficking and child sexual abuse images on its platform.

Let us tell you, Instagram is a photo and video sharing app. A large number of people use this app. However, people have often complained about its content. Many times objectionable content is also seen in this.