Abstract
The emergence of generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) presents a significant threat to child safety online, enabling the rapid creation and dissemination of child sexual exploitation and abuse material (“CSEAM”) at an unprecedented scale. This paper examines legal, institutional, and technical responses to AI-generated CSEAM in the Indian context, with a particular focus on the role of digital intermediaries, law enforcement coordination through the Sahyog Portal, and judicial interpretation under Indian law. Drawing on this analysis of key stakeholders, the paper argues for the orientation of India’s CSEAM framework towards proactive detection, and better integration between intermediaries and law enforcement. The paper concludes with recommendations which look beyond India’s intermediary liability framework in responding to evolving online harms involving AI-generated CSEAM.
Recommended Citation
Garg, Dhruv and Shukla, Dedipyaman
(2025)
“Combatting AI-Generated Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Material: An Analysis of India’s Techno-Legal Response,”
Indian Journal of Law and Technology: Vol. 21:
Iss.
1, Article 4.
DOI: 10.55496/SZWH4909
Available at:
https://repository.nls.ac.in/ijlt/vol21/iss1/4
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.55496/SZWH4909
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