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Meta deploys AI tools to detect ads linked to child exploitation

Meta says it added language-model detection for covertly signposted child exploitation material, destination analysis, AI sweeps and a red-teaming agent to its ad-review defenses across its platforms. Its removal and proactive-detection figures are Meta-reported; the announcement is a platform safety change, not a new law or proof the problem is solved.

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Primary source · Meta · October 7, 2026

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