The Careless Machine: Instagram’s Hidden Ad Scandal - BBC World Service Docs James Bond [DRHyoK3ATI9]

A BBC Eye investigation has found that Instagram is running ads promoting child sexual exploitation material in India and making money from these ads. The ads link users to the messaging app Telegram where they can buy videos of abuse.

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Appalled by the advertisements on her Instagram feed, reporter Divya Arya meets with the Indian cyber police who baller league are fighting these crimes, tracks down a former ttd stock Meta executive turned whistleblower, and talks to a retired Supreme Court judge who tells her that the BBCs findings are serious enough for the Supreme Court of India to take action.

Meta told the BBC they fight child exploitation on their platforms, remove ads that violate their policies, and report such content to the authorities.

00:00 A shocking discovery on Instagram

01:47 The Instagram influencers

03:05 An exploitative ad

04:50 I was just watching it. How am I a criminal?

09:10 Mark Zuckerberg explains Metas ad business

10:28 Searching for answers at the India AI Impact Summit, New Delhi

11:22 Whistleblower Brian Boland: Its an absolutely Careless machine

16:36 Where do the ads lead? The journey to Telegram

20:41 The Supreme Court of India should take action

23:55 Instagram responds - this ad does not violate our community standards

24:49 Asking the head of Meta India for answers

25:42 Meta responds to the BBCs findings

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