Instagram has been running paid advertisements promoting child sexual abuse material in India.

India: Instagram running ads promoting child sexual abuse material, BBC finds https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgm4e0316zo 'The ads, seen by the BBC World Service, use terms including "rape video" and "child video" and link users to channels on the messaging app Telegram, where they can buy the material for as little as 99 rupees (about $1). Ads on Instagram are only published after first being approved by its moderation technology.' #Instagram #Meta #Telegram

‘Instagram has been running paid adverts promoting child sexual abuse material in India, a BBC Eye investigation has found. (…) Ads on Instagram are only published after first being approved by its moderation technology. When the BBC reported one of the ads to Instagram, the social media platform responded 24 hours later saying the post did not violate its "community guidelines".’ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgm4e0316zo #law #tech