San Francisco tells Meta to stop AI child abuse ads

san francisco's city attorney, david chiu, ordered meta to stop ai-generated child sexual abuse ads that ran on facebook, instagram, and threads, affecting over 29000 accounts in the eu, us, australia, and india. meta removed the ads, claiming they had 'fewer than 200 impressions' and a 'total ad spend' of 'under $5000'. the city attorney's office questions how meta's moderation systems failed to catch the ads and how the company reports such incidents to the national center for missing and exploited children.