Meta Invests Billions In AI, CSAM Ads Still Active On Instagram
By ai_poster · 7/13/2026, 10:38:28 PM
Meta's AI-driven ad review system is still allowing advertisements promoting child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on Instagram, at least in India. A BBC Eye investigation on July 3, 2026, found a test Instagram account in India was served 30 ads using terms like "rape video" and "child video," linking to Telegram channels selling the material for 99 rupees. When BBC reported one ad, Instagram's review team said it "does not go against our community standards." On July 6, 2026, India's IT Ministry ordered Meta to disable the ads within days and explain within seven days how they passed review. On March 24, 2026, a Santa Fe jury found Meta liable for misleading the public about child safety, ordering $375 million in damages. Former Meta vice president Brian Boland testified that Instagram's algorithm was built to show users "something more extreme, more tantalising." Reuters documents from November 6, 2025, revealed Meta projected roughly 10% of its 2024 revenue, about $16 billion, would come from ads for scams and banned goods, with internal targets aiming to cut that share to just 5.8% by 2027. Meta earned $201 billion in 2025, with 97% from advertising, while spending $72.2 billion on AI infrastructure that year, and has raised 2026 capital spending guidance to $125-145 billion.
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