Facebook regularly removes harmful content from its platform including child nudity and sexual exploitation-related items. During the third quarter of 2023, the social network removed 16.9 million pieces of child sexual exploitation content that violated their community standards, and 1.8 million pieces of child nudity and physical abuse content.
Actioned child nudity and sexual exploitation content items on Facebook worldwide from 3rd quarter 2018 to 3rd quarter 2023
(in millions)
According to Facebook, " We take action against a range of content that violates our standards, from nonsexual nude photos to exploitative material involving children. We remove violating content regardless of the context or the person's motivation for sharing it, to avoid the potential for abuse."
As of the second quarter of 2021, Facebook changed tracking on this content.
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Meta Platforms. (November 1, 2023). Actioned child nudity and sexual exploitation content items on Facebook worldwide from 3rd quarter 2018 to 3rd quarter 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013776/facebook-child-exploitation-removal-quarter/
Meta Platforms. "Actioned child nudity and sexual exploitation content items on Facebook worldwide from 3rd quarter 2018 to 3rd quarter 2023 (in millions)." Chart. November 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013776/facebook-child-exploitation-removal-quarter/
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