Tech Transparency Project

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September 8, 2026

TTP has found more than 300 ads with child sexual abuse material that ran on Facebook and Instagram. Some include images of real children.

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We collected more than three years of news reports about content on Facebook that violates the company’s policies—and put them into an interactive database. The results show how Facebook executives have failed to deliver on their repeated promises to fix the platform.

Facebook_

Facebook prohibits fraud. But in dozens of Facebook groups, users are buying and renting Uber driver accounts under other people’s identities.

Meta says it prohibits ads that sell prescription and recreational drugs. But it’s approving drug dealer ads targeting users in multiple countries.

Google_

The former Google CEO has repeatedly called China’s AI ambitions a threat to the U.S. His personal investments reveal a much friendlier stance.

YouTube says it delivers ‘responsible’ video recommendations. But its algorithms steered young gamer accounts toward content on guns.

Amazon_

A group headed by the son of the Supreme Court nominee has become a key line of defense for Big Tech in Washington.

Livestreaming platform Twitch is popular with gamers. It’s also a conduit for pro-Russian propaganda and conspiracy theories about Ukraine.

Apple_

Millions of Americans are inadvertently sending their internet traffic to Chinese companies—including several tied to the People’s Liberation Army.

The Apple CEO has long acted as Apple’s top lobbyist. Now he’s ramping up his efforts as Apple contends with a wave of regulatory pressure.