Security · Updated 8 Oct, 12:23 pm IST
Meta says it removed 5.3M pieces of CSAM in India in H1 2026
Why it matters for readers: It explains how large social platforms claim to use AI to find and remove illegal content and share reports with law enforcement.
- Meta reported taking down 5.3 million pieces of CSAM on Facebook and Instagram in India in H1 2026.12
- Meta said more than 98% of that content in India was identified and handled proactively before being reported.12
- Globally, Meta said it removed 33.2 million pieces of CSAM in the same period with proactive detection above 97%.1
- The company described using LLM-driven systems to spot ad 'signposting', AI-driven ad sweeps, upgraded ad review frameworks, and red‑teaming AI agents to probe defenses.12
- Meta said it will share CSAM reports with Indian law enforcement and already reports to the U.S. National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC).2
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