Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response on Online Child Sexual Abuse Material Plea
The Supreme Court, through a bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran, has issued notices to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and the Ministry of Law and Justice regarding a plea on online child sexual abuse material (CSEAM). The court emphasized that digital intermediaries cannot claim safe harbour if they fail to act against such content. The Just Rights for Children Alliance (JRCA), representing over 250 NGOs, was permitted to seek impleadment of intermediaries following reports of paid advertisements promoting CSEAM on platforms like Instagram.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is neutral (49/100). Lens Score 58/100.
Outlets measured: thetribune, timesnow. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (48–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
timesnow broke this story on 14 Aug, 05:04 pm. Other outlets followed.