Meta Removes Facebook, Instagram Ads Using Explicit Content to Spread Malware After Govt Sounds Alarm

Meta removes dozens of fraudulent porn ads on Facebook, Instagram in India

Indian cyber-fraud losses have grown as scammers target the country’s digital-payments boom

Meta removes Facebook, Instagram ads using explicit content to spread malware after Govt sounds alarm

Meta has removed dozens of Facebook and Instagram ads promoting malicious Android apps that posed as pornography apps, after India raised an alarm.

Meta Removes Deceptive Adult-Themed Ads Luring Indian Users Into Banking Malware Scams

Meta removed dozens of Facebook and Instagram ads that used sexual content to lure users into downloading malicious apps linked to banking fraud and data theft.

Meta removes adverts for fraud apps posing as p*rn after India’s alarm - OrissaPOST

Bangalore: Meta Monday removed dozens of advertisements after India flagged a pattern of Facebook and Instagram ads using sexually explicit content to lure users into downloading malware that could steal banking credentials and drain bank accounts. India recorded nearly $2.4 billion in cyber-fraud losses in 2025, government data shows, as scam operators increasingly target the […]