Google agrees to report child abuse content directly to Indian authorities

Google agreed to report child sexual abuse material directly to Indian authorities, breaking from its global practice of routing reports through a U.S. nonprofit.

The decision follows pressure from Indian government sources over delays caused by the previous intermediary system involving the U.S.-based National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.

India is the largest market by users for both Google's YouTube and Meta's Facebook, which implemented a similar direct reporting shift last week.