Social Media’s Impact on Homeland Security

QuestionLankford asks whether Meta's CSAM detection is passive (matching against known content only) or actively looks for new/unknown material.

ResponseMeta says its approach is active, not passive, citing a cited Thorn study on minors' reporting behavior, its Facebook Safety Advisory Board consultations, and a stated shift from purely reactive detection/reporting toward prevention — disrupting offenders' ability to find victims via "strong default protections for young people" and machine learning.