Meta platforms ran hundreds of ads with suspected child abuse material: report

Meta Platforms Inc. reportedly ran 332 advertisements on Instagram and Facebook containing suspected child sexual abuse material in 2026, reaching more than 29,000 users, according to a report by the non-profit Tech Transparency Project (TTP). The ads, which often used artificial intelligence to depict young children being sexually abused, were used to promote "nudify" applications and sometimes featured images taken from real social media accounts.

TTP reported the advertisements to the National Centre for Missing & Exploited Children, while Meta spokesman Andy Stone affirmed the company's stance against nudify applications and child exploitation, stating that many flagged ads had already been removed and that Meta was strengthening its systems to detect and enforce against such activity.

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