Google agrees to report child sexual abuse material directly to Indian authorities

On September 21, 2026, Google announced it would report child sexual abuse material directly to Indian authorities, breaking from its previous practice of routing reports through the U.S.-based National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. This decision follows a similar move by Meta the previous week. Indian government officials had urged tech companies to report such content directly, citing concerns that the existing system caused delays in urgent cases. India is a major market for both Google and Meta, and the change aims to speed up law enforcement response.