San Francisco Strikes at Meta Over AI-Generated Child Abuse Ads
Researchers found more than 350 abusive ads on Meta platforms, and the company says most had fewer than 200 impressions and less than $5,000 in total spend.
- San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu sent a cease-and-desist letter to Meta on Tuesday, demanding explanations for paid advertisements featuring AI-generated child sexual abuse material that bypassed the company's moderation systems.
- WIRED reported that Meta ran more than 350 ads in recent months transforming images of minors—some confirmed as real individuals, including a member of a European royal family—into sexually explicit video clips promoting AI-generation applications.
- Meta spokesperson Tracy Clayton claimed the company does not tolerate child exploitation and said most ads had fewer than 200 impressions; researchers found bad actors quickly built new ways to avoid detection within days.
- Chiu's letter demands Meta explain how the ads avoided moderation and how it reports content to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, though Meta argued the ads fell outside San Francisco's jurisdiction.
- This inquiry adds to mounting scrutiny of Meta's child-safety practices, following a New Mexico ruling that ordered the company to pay $567M and implement safeguards to improve reporting of sexual abuse material.
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San Francisco Strikes at Meta Over AI-Generated Child Abuse Ads
San Francisco's city attorney has ordered Meta to halt AI-generated child sexual abuse ads on its platforms and explain repeated moderation failures. A new Tech Transparency Project report exposed over 350 such ads using real children's images, including a European royal, reaching tens of thousands. Meta says it removes violating content but faces growing scrutiny. The pressure is mounting.
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