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Meta Failed to Catch Hundreds of AI Child Abuse Ads. Some Included Images of Real Kids
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Lawmakers have announced plans to investigate Meta after hundreds of advertisements containing child sexual abuse material were detected on its platforms. Some of the illicit ads incorporated manipulated images of real children, including a member of a European royal family.
WHY IT MATTERS
The incident exposes critical vulnerabilities in Meta's ad moderation systems and has prompted lawmakers to launch an investigation into how real children's images were utilized in illicit material.
Images of real children—including a member of a European royal family—were used to create some of the 350 ads containing child sexual abuse. Lawmakers say they plan to investigate.
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