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Meta removes 5.3 million child exploitation posts in India after strict government warning
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News18•07-10-2026, 19:43
Meta removes 5.3 million child exploitation posts in India after strict government warning
- •Meta removed 5.3 million pieces of content related to child sexual exploitation across Facebook and Instagram in India between January and June 2026.
- •The company stated that over 98 percent of the offending content was automatically identified and removed by its monitoring systems without waiting for user complaints.
- •The action follows intense pressure and a strict warning from the Indian government regarding child safety on social media platforms.
- •Meta emphasized that it is continuously enhancing its technical systems and implementing additional measures to prevent such illegal content from reappearing.
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Meta announced that it took action on 5.3 million pieces of content related to child sexual exploitation in India between January and June 2026.
According to the company, more than 98 percent of the child exploitation content on Facebook and Instagram was identified and removed automatically by its systems without waiting for user complaints.
Meta scrambled to take action and defend its platforms after the Indian government took strict steps and summoned Meta officials, warning that spreading obscene content related to children would not be tolerated.
