Meta Ran Ads Containing AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Imagery
Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Imagery

Meta's ad library shows that over 50 ads containing AI-generated child sexual abuse imagery ran across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and Threads, with some appearing as recently as this week. The ads slipped through Meta's content moderation, raising serious questions about the platform's ability to detect and remove such material.
More than 50 offending image and video ads were published across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, or Threads, according to Meta’s ad library data.