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Meta continues to run ads promoting child sexual abuse material in India - report

Meta continues to run ads promoting child sexual abuse material in India - report — comic strip

The script

Panel 1

The setting is a cluttered tech lab with gadgets and monitors everywhere. Alex, a young inventor with messy hair, is hunched over a computer screen, typing rapidly. Alex (Excitedly) Sam (Straight-faced) Alex (Genuinely shocked)

Alex: Sam, look at this! Meta just released a new report on their ads in India. Looks like they've been promoting child sexual abuse material all along!

Sam: Well, let's see what the numbers show, Alex. This can't be true.

Alex: No way! How could they not have known?

Panel 2

Sam is looking through a stack of documents. Robin, the chaotic catalyst, bursts in, waving a map around. Alex (Frustrated) Sam (Tapping his finger on the desk) Robin (Sarcastically)

Robin: Guys, I just found out that Meta is running these ads in the very areas with high child sex crime rates! I mean, come on, Meta, seriously?

Alex: This is nuts, Sam. This is like, the worst ad company ever.

Sam: It's not as bad as they're trying to make it out to be. Maybe it's just a small glitch.

Robin: Maybe they're just testing different ad campaigns in various areas to see what works best! It's like, they're not even trying to censor these ads!

Panel 3

Sam and Alex are looking through a pile of documents together, confused. Robin is now playing with a toy helicopter nearby. Sam (Confused) Alex (Exasperated) Robin (Waving the helicopter) Alex (Amused) Sam (Grinning) Robin (Flying the helicopter)

Sam: How is this possible? I mean, this has to be a huge scandal!

Alex: I don't know, Sam. Let's just get this to the right people. It could be like, a public service announcement.

Robin: Let's make a big, noisy announcement! Like, they deserve to be found out!

Alex: Yeah, let's just make sure everyone knows Meta was screwing around with our children's safety.

Sam: And if it makes them shut down their ads forever, that'd be a bonus. Let's do this.

Robin: I'm flying the helicopter to announce it to the world!