Meta rolls out AI ad-review tools to curb child sexual exploitation content

• Meta rolled out new AI-driven ad review measures to curb child sexual exploitation, targeting covert “signposting” ads that route users off-platform.
• Controls include LLM-based detection, expanded destination analysis to block external links, stronger recidivism detection, red-teaming to probe defenses.
• January-June 2026: 33.2 million pieces of child sexual exploitation content actioned on Facebook and Instagram; over 97% detected proactively.
• In India, 5.3 million pieces were actioned in the same period; over 98% detected proactively.
• Meta plans direct reporting of child safety cases to India’s National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, alongside NCMEC-linked reporting workflows.

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