Meta continues to run ads promoting child sexual abuse material in India - report
Summary
A report by the Tech Transparency Project found that Meta allowed hundreds of paid ads with child sexual abuse material (CSAM), including AI-generated imagery, to run on Facebook and Instagram over the past 10 months. Many of these ads appeared in India, even after the Indian government ordered Meta to remove such content.Key Facts
- The Tech Transparency Project found 332 ads with CSAM on Meta platforms, mostly in August 2024.
- About 84 of these ads ran in India, with 78 appearing after the Indian government ordered their removal.
- Some ads used photos of real children, including a European royal family member, which were digitally altered by AI.
- Meta stated it does not allow child exploitation content and reports such cases to the US-based National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).
- Indian child protection groups argue Meta should report these cases directly to Indian authorities, not just to NCMEC.
- After the BBC’s investigation, Indian agencies are reviewing this issue.
- Just Rights for Children, an Indian network, filed a petition in India’s Supreme Court demanding social media platforms be required to report and identify those spreading CSAM.
- The report describes some ads as using AI to animate children in graphic sexual acts with voiceovers promoting unrestricted content.
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