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Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis (QFR Responses)

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Questioner: Josh Hawley

Harm: Targeted advertisingOther Topics: Behavioral Targeting
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Josh Hawley

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QuestionWhat does Meta do to keep ads shown to minors age-appropriate?

ResponseMeta says it now targets teen ads only by age and geography (having removed gender/interest/activity targeting), bans certain ad categories (alcohol, financial, weight-loss, sexual health) for under-18s, and offers teen-specific Ad Topic Controls.