ET Investigates: Escalating Child Sexual Content Accessibility in India

Child Sexual Abuse Material or CSAM is spreading like a deadly virus on the internet. While there has been a growing awareness of the problem and a concerted effort by law enforcement and technology companies to combat CSAM, a significant increase in the production, distribution, and consumption of CSAM has been seen in recent years. A report also found that the average age of victims depicted in CSAM is decreasing, with nearly half of all victims now under the age of 10. What exactly is this content? How easily accessible is it really? What do these platforms have to say? What is the government doing? And most importantly, what can a layman do to safeguard children? Dia Rekhi put ET's Aashish Aryan and Wranga’s Ashish Jaiman in the hot seat and got them to explain why CSAM content on these platforms is NOT child's play. Listen to the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast!  Disclaimer: This episode has references to and descriptions of partial nudity, pornography and sexual exploitation. Listener discretion is advised. If you want to know more about Ashish Aryan’s ET article, check it out here. This is the article we discussed in the episode.  Highlights:05:25 till 25:36 - What is CSAM, and how have social media companies warned of strict action regarding child abuse content? By ET’s Ashish Aryan.26:27 till 35:02 - How is Gen AI impacting the dissemination of CSAM content on various platforms? By Wranga’s Ashish Jaiman.If you like this episode, check out other similar episodes on Business of Sleaze: The Dark Side of Livestreaming, Fatigued & Flying: Why tired pilots are a wake-up call, Cheeni Kum: The Bitter Truth of Aspartame and more! You can follow our host Dia Rekhi on her social media: Twitter & Linkedin Catch the latest episode of ‘The Morning Brief’ on ET Play, The Economic Times Online, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Amazon Music and Google Podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.