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On 10 April 2026, a user on [[Reddit]] posted two self-censored screenshots of an Instagram video ad that depicted a man and a women having sexual intercourse with exposed breasts and genitalia.<ref>{{Cite web |author=playerno67 |title=Uncensored porn as ads??? |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/Instagram/comments/1shvl0k/uncensored_porn_as_ads/ |website=[[Reddit]] |date=10 Apr 2026 |access-date=10 Apr 2026 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/simGs |archive-date=10 Apr 2026}}</ref> The next day on 11 April, the ad account was "disabled" for violating Meta's advertising standards.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Ad Library |url=https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?active_status=active&ad_type=all&country=US&id=1171579384976792&is_targeted_country=false&media_type=all&search_type=page&sort_data[mode]=total_impressions&sort_data[direction]=desc&view_all_page_id=1027932660409176 |website=[[Meta]] |date=11 Apr 2026 |access-date=14 Apr 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260415034918/https://consumerrights.wiki/w/File:Meta_ad_library_Gracet_Gracet_Baez_account_status.png |archive-date=15 Apr 2026}}</ref> The "Gracet Gracet Baez" account has not been banned as of 14 April 2026, and is still public on Facebook.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Gracet Gracet Baez {{!}} Hà Đông |url=https://www.facebook.com/people/Gracet-Gracet-Baez/61572123681097/ |website=[[Facebook]] |date= |access-date=14 Apr 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260415035725/https://consumerrights.wiki/w/File:Gracet_Gracet_Baez_H%C3%A0_%C4%90%C3%B4ng_Facebook_page.png |archive-date=15 Apr 2026}}</ref> | On 10 April 2026, a user on [[Reddit]] posted two self-censored screenshots of an Instagram video ad that depicted a man and a women having sexual intercourse with exposed breasts and genitalia.<ref>{{Cite web |author=playerno67 |title=Uncensored porn as ads??? |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/Instagram/comments/1shvl0k/uncensored_porn_as_ads/ |website=[[Reddit]] |date=10 Apr 2026 |access-date=10 Apr 2026 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/simGs |archive-date=10 Apr 2026}}</ref> The next day on 11 April, the ad account was "disabled" for violating Meta's advertising standards.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Ad Library |url=https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?active_status=active&ad_type=all&country=US&id=1171579384976792&is_targeted_country=false&media_type=all&search_type=page&sort_data[mode]=total_impressions&sort_data[direction]=desc&view_all_page_id=1027932660409176 |website=[[Meta]] |date=11 Apr 2026 |access-date=14 Apr 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260415034918/https://consumerrights.wiki/w/File:Meta_ad_library_Gracet_Gracet_Baez_account_status.png |archive-date=15 Apr 2026}}</ref> The "Gracet Gracet Baez" account has not been banned as of 14 April 2026, and is still public on Facebook.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Gracet Gracet Baez {{!}} Hà Đông |url=https://www.facebook.com/people/Gracet-Gracet-Baez/61572123681097/ |website=[[Facebook]] |date= |access-date=14 Apr 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260415035725/https://consumerrights.wiki/w/File:Gracet_Gracet_Baez_H%C3%A0_%C4%90%C3%B4ng_Facebook_page.png |archive-date=15 Apr 2026}}</ref> | ||
A BBC investigation released in early July 2026 revealed that Instagram would continue to run pornagraphic ads in markets such as India. In addition, the algorithm would recommend ads containing "children in sexually suggestive scenarios" that would link users to a [[Telegram]] group to purchase CSAM content.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgm4e0316zo|title=Instagram running ads promoting child sexual abuse material in India, BBC finds|date=2026-07-03|first=Divya|last=Arya|work=BBC World Service|access-date=2026-07-05}}</ref> | |||
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File:Instagram Reels NSFW advertisement April 2026.jpeg|alt=NSFW advertisement on Instagram.|NSFW advertisement on Instagram. | File:Instagram Reels NSFW advertisement April 2026.jpeg|alt=NSFW advertisement on Instagram.|NSFW advertisement on Instagram. | ||