Meri Trustline to help children bring down intimate content, tackle cyberbullying: Meta

NGO Rati Foundation has started a helpline service “Meri Trustline” that will help children to bring down content from social media that they feel is intimate or private, social media giant Meta said on Tuesday. Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, has provided support to the NGO to launch helpline number 6363176363.

It will offer support to children who are in distress over online safety concerns such as cyberbullying and loss of control over sensitive media including self-generated child sexual abuse material. Children seeking help will be provided technical support through the helpline that will “include assistance in taking down content that the child feels is intimate/private.” It will provide them emotional support in the form of counselling, social support, informational support by providing factual and expert knowledge in the matter of their concern, legal support and referral support to connect victims with organisations across India, including law enforcement agencies, according to the statement.