Wired iconWiredSep 8, 2026

Meta Failed to Catch Hundreds of AI Child Abuse Ads. Some Included Images of Real Kids

Images of real children—including a member of a European royal family—were used to create some of the 350 ads containing child sexual abuse.

Meta Failed to Catch Hundreds of AI Child Abuse Ads. Some Included Images of Real Kids

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Images of real children—including a member of a European royal family—were used to create some of the 350 ads containing child sexual abuse.

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Images of real children—including a member of a European royal family—were used to create some of the 350 ads containing child sexual abuse.

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