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Report finds 332 Meta ads promoting CSAM in India
BBC News··9 Sept
A Tech Transparency Project report says Meta ran 332 paid adverts with child sexual abuse material on Facebook and Instagram over 10 months. Two hundred seventy-four ran in August alone. About 84 ads ran in India, with 78 published after India's government ordered Meta to remove such content. Meta told the BBC it does not tolerate child exploitation.
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What It Means For You
- Indian agencies including the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights are examining the findings.
- Just Rights for Children has filed a Supreme Court petition citing mandatory reporting obligations.
- TTP said it reported all 332 ads to the US National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
What's Happening
- The report follows a BBC Eye investigation that found Instagram running paid adverts promoting CSAM in India.
- TTP identified photos of real children, including a European royal family member, manipulated using AI in ads.
- For 43 of 55 ads TTP reported in India, Meta replied that the ad did not violate Advertising Standards.
Scale of the ad campaign
- TTP found 332 adverts with CSAM across the US, UK, EU, Australia and India.
- About a quarter, 84 ads, ran in India according to the Washington-based group.
- Meta said many flagged ads had already been removed, with total ad spend under $5,000.
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