Google to send reports on India-linked child abuse material to authorities

Google has decided to report child abuse content directly to Indian authorities, according to the supplied report. The decision came after two Indian government sources told Reuters that officials had recently pressed technology companies to make such reports directly when the material concerned India. The sources named Google and Microsoft among the companies approached by the government.

The material does not state when Google’s reporting process will begin or identify the Indian authorities that will receive the reports. It also does not explain whether the decision changes an existing company policy, how reports will be reviewed or what information they will contain. No response from Google, Microsoft or the Indian government is included in the supplied material.

The report describes the government pressure and Google’s decision but provides no figures on the amount of content involved, the number of reports expected or any enforcement action. Those details cannot be established from the available information.