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SEBI Asks Social Media and Search Firms to Curb Investment Scams

7 November 20251 min read
BANKING & FINANCESEBI Asks SocialMedia and SearchFirms to CurbInvestment Scams7 November 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

SEBI stepped up action against online investment scams, matching IOSCO’s global call for stricter online protection.

Key facts

  • Ask to platforms: robust verification and monitoring; fast implementation for India.
  • Advertisers: restricted to SEBI-registered entities.
  • App stores: a special badge or label for genuine trading apps.

Other protections

  • UPI verification: confirm that a QR code used to pay an intermediary is legitimate.
  • SEBI’s official portal shows whether an app or intermediary is registered with SEBI.

Exam angle

  • Regulator: SEBI; global body: IOSCO.
  • Tools: UPI QR check app; portal checks of registration.

Test yourself

1. SEBI asked social media and search platforms to allow investment advertising only from which entities?

Only SEBI-registered entities should advertise investment products.

2. SEBI's call for stricter online safeguards matched a global push from which body?

The move aligns with IOSCO's global call.

3. What did SEBI develop an app for, in its investor-protection steps?

The app verifies whether a UPI QR code is legitimate.

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