Meta says it acted on 5.3M pieces of child abuse content in first half of 2026; rolls out new AI tools to crack down on ads
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta on Wednesday said it has deployed new AI tools to crack down on ads that covertly lead users to child abuse material, as it disclosed that it acted on 5.3 million pieces of child sexual exploitation content in India during the first half of 2026.
Via YourStory
More than 98% of the content on Facebook and Instagram in India was found and addressed before anyone reported it, the company said in a blog post.
Globally, it actioned 33.2 million such items on the two platforms between January and June, with over 97% found proactively.
"Today we're sharing the additional measures we've put in place to strengthen our efforts to combat child sexual exploitation on our platforms," it said.
These measures include new AI tools to address the…
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