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Meta ran 332 ads with child sexual abuse imagery, TTP finds

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Source: Tech Transparency Project

The Tech Transparency Project (TTP) found 332 paid ads on Facebook and Instagram that showed child sexual abuse material, most of them a photo of a child altered with AI, and the vast majority pointing to AI apps from China. The ads had passed Meta’s review. By 1 September Meta had removed 183 of them from its Ad Library, and on 2 September, hours after TTP shared its findings, it removed the remaining 149.

Why it matters

TTP matched ads to photos of real children taken from social media and websites, and Meta’s notices for 113 removed ads cited adult policies or a generic notice, not child exploitation, until TTP flagged them.

When
8 Sep 2026
ID
WTA-N-2026-0685
Who
Meta, Tech Transparency Project
System
Meta’s ad review on Facebook and Instagram
Operator
Meta
Type
332 paid ads showing child sexual abuse material, most of it AI-altered, passed review
Status
all 332 removed by 2 Sep 2026; disclosed by Tech Transparency Project · Incident ledger

Summary written with AI by wheresthe.ai, from Tech Transparency Project. Checked against the source on 4 Nov 2026.

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WTA-N-2026-0685: “Meta ran 332 ads with child sexual abuse imagery, TTP finds.” wheresthe.ai, 8 Sep 2026. https://wheresthe.ai/d/us-meta-ran-332-ads-with-child-sexual-abuse-imagery-ttp-finds-2026-09/ (source: Tech Transparency Project).

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