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Meta Ads for AI-Generated Child Abuse Continued After India Probe
Meta continued displaying paid advertisements containing AI-generated child sexual abuse material on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads, MediaNama reports. Researchers found more than 50 such ads in Meta’s public library, including promotions…
The Story in Brief
Meta continued displaying paid advertisements containing AI-generated child sexual abuse material on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads, MediaNama reports. Researchers found more than 50 such ads in Meta’s public library, including promotions for AI “nudify” services. Some ran for months, and one reached 2,563 accounts in Europe. Meta removed the ads after WIRED sought comment.
The findings follow a BBC investigation in India that found Instagram ads using terms such as “rape video” and “child video” and directing users to Telegram channels. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology summoned Meta and ordered it to disable the ads. NDTV reports that Meta is testing new AI models because its current systems miss context in child safety cases.
The Indian Opinion
The lazy narrative is that this was simply a failure by rogue advertisers. These were paid ads reviewed largely by automated systems, and Meta earned revenue when they ran. The opposite claim, that one failed system proves every Meta safety measure is useless, is also too broad. The real test is whether new tools stop repeat advertisers before approval, including after banned material returns through fresh accounts. Meta should publish that failure rate, not just remove examples after journalists find them.
Sources (2): ndtv.com, medianama.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
