Facebook regularly removes harmful content from its platform including child nudity and sexual exploitation-related items. During the second quarter of 2024, the social network removed 9.7 million pieces of child sexual exploitation content that violated their community standards, and 922,000 pieces of child nudity and physical abuse content.
Actioned child nudity and sexual exploitation content items on Facebook worldwide from 3rd quarter 2018 to 2nd quarter 2024
(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. (August 1, 2024). Actioned child nudity and sexual exploitation content items on Facebook worldwide from 3rd quarter 2018 to 2nd quarter 2024 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 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 2nd quarter 2024 (in millions)." Chart. August 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013776/facebook-child-exploitation-removal-quarter/
Meta Platforms. (2024). Actioned child nudity and sexual exploitation content items on Facebook worldwide from 3rd quarter 2018 to 2nd quarter 2024 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. 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 2nd Quarter 2024 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2024, 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 2nd quarter 2024 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013776/facebook-child-exploitation-removal-quarter/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Actioned child nudity and sexual exploitation content items on Facebook worldwide from 3rd quarter 2018 to 2nd quarter 2024 (in millions) [Graph], Meta Platforms, August 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013776/facebook-child-exploitation-removal-quarter/
