The Tech Transparency Project (TTP) is a research initiative of @Accountable_Org that seeks to hold large technology companies accountable.
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NEW: One of Meta’s key business partners in China, GatherOne, is behind a vast network of Facebook and Instagram ads promoting “nudify” apps, according to a new TTP investigation. techtransparencyproject.org/…
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Last year, TTP uncovered dozens of accounts on X and WhatsApp linked to the Houthis (Ansar Allah) that were selling high-powered rifles, grenade launchers, and other weapons.
Some weapons were clearly marked as “Property of U.S. Govt.” techtransparencyproject.org/…
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These posts appeared to violate multiple X policies, including a prohibition on weapons sales, and promotion of terrorist organizations. X has suspended a number of the accounts since TTP’s report, but many had been operating openly for years.
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Shocking to find that Meta is running paid ads that transform children photos into graphic sexual acts using AI -@TTP_updates report. Raises questions on what Meta has done on Indian Govt. order to remove #CSAM from #Instagram after BBC investigation (1/5)
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NEW: A TTP investigation found that Meta ran hundreds of ads containing AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on Facebook and Instagram. techtransparencyproject.org/…
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The ad directed users to a virtual private network app in the Google Play Store. The implication is that the VPN can be used to view child sexual abuse material. The app showed it has been downloaded more than 100,000 times.
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In an email to @WIRED, “Meta minimized the findings by saying that the AI-generated videos featured adults and the clips of the minors were brief or blurred, which made detection of the content more difficult.” wired.com/story/meta-failed-…
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Meta has run more than 300 advertisements on Instagram and Facebook containing suspected child sexual abuse material this year, according to a report Tuesday by the nonprofit Tech Transparency Project bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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This is not good, and we are investigating.
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Tech execs shielding their own kids from the products they promote to others is nothing new.
Read TTP director Katie Paul's op-ed on the subject from 2023: fastcompany.com/90900166/tec…
Tech billionaires aggressively push phones, social media, and AI on kids but do the opposite with their kids. This should be sufficient evidence to not allow their targeting of kids. fortune.com/article/tech-bil…
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In light of Meta’s $17 billion settlement over harms to children its products have caused, let’s take a look back at some of the specific ways that Facebook and Instagram have impacted kids. 🧵
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Earlier this month, we detailed how Meta has taken this influencer strategy global, deploying these tactics in countries such as Australia, New Zealand, India, Malaysia, Brazil, the UAE, and many others. techtransparencyproject.org/…
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Meta has insisted that its Teen Accounts were sufficient to keep young people safe. Yet, with today’s settlement, the company acknowledged it could do more, including additional time limits, changes to notifications and like counts, and more. npr.org/2026/08/26/nx-s1-594…
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