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Meta rolls out new AI tools to detect ads that secretly lead to child sexual abuse material
- On Wednesday, Meta deployed new AI tools to detect child sexual exploitation on Facebook and Instagram in India, countering sophisticated predator tactics used to bypass existing ad review systems.
- Predators have increasingly used advertisements to evade detection by creating seemingly harmless ads that direct users to CSAM, prompting these new detection measures.
- Between January and June 2026, Meta actioned 5.3 million pieces of child sexual exploitation content in India, with more than 98 per cent detected proactively; globally, the company actioned 33.2 million pieces.
- Meta introduced large language model-based detection to identify 'signposting' in advertisements, alongside AI-driven sweeps and red-teaming agents, allowing it to block violating destinations and take action against responsible accounts.
- Building on collaboration with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children , the company now reports child safety cases directly to the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal managed by the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre. "Keeping young people safe," Meta said.
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Meta launches new AI tools after discovering ads on its platforms that may look normal but direct users to harmful content elsewhere online.
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Meta Deploys New AI Tools to Combat Child Exploitation on Facebook, Instagram
Get latest articles and stories on Business at LatestLY. Meta has deployed new artificial intelligence tools and strengthened its ad review systems to detect and disrupt child sexual exploitation on Facebook and Instagram, as the company seeks to counter increasingly sophisticated tactics used by online predators. Business News | Meta Deploys New AI Tools to Combat Child Exploitation on Facebook, Instagram.
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