GoKawiilMeta still hosting AI-generated child abuse ads on Facebook, Instagram in India
A report by the Washington-based Tech Transparency Project found 332 paid ads containing AI-generated child sexual abuse imagery ran on Meta's platforms over the past 10 months, with 84 appearing in India. Of those Indian ads, 78 ran after India ordered Meta to remove such content following a BBC investigation. Some ads reused photos of real children, including a European royal, digitally manipulated to create abusive imagery.
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This shows Meta's enforcement gaps persist even after direct government intervention and public scrutiny, raising doubts about the company's ability to police AI-manipulated abuse content at scale. It also puts pressure on Indian regulators, since distributing CSAM is a criminal offense there, to hold a global platform accountable for repeated violations.
- 332 ads with AI-generated CSAM ran on Meta platforms in 10 months, per TTP.
- 84 of these ads appeared in India, most after government orders to remove such content.
- Real children's photos, including a European royal, were manipulated to create abusive imagery.
Source: bbc.co.uk, 2026-09-08
Published there as: “Meta continues to run ads promoting child sexual abuse material in India - report”
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