During the fourth quarter of 2025, Meta's Instagram removed 3.4 million pieces of child nudity and physical abuse content and 799,000 pieces of child sexual exploitation. In the fourth quarter of 2022, instances of such content peaked, with almost ten million pieces of child nudity and sexual exploitation content being removed from Instagram.
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Meta Platforms. (May 6, 2026). Actioned child nudity and sexual exploitation content items on Instagram worldwide from 2nd quarter 2019 to 4th quarter 2025 (in thousands) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/1563162/instagram-child-exploitation-removal-quarter/
Meta Platforms. "Actioned child nudity and sexual exploitation content items on Instagram worldwide from 2nd quarter 2019 to 4th quarter 2025 (in thousands)." Chart. May 6, 2026. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 20, 2026. /statistics/1563162/instagram-child-exploitation-removal-quarter/
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Meta Platforms. "Actioned Child Nudity and Sexual Exploitation Content Items on Instagram Worldwide from 2nd Quarter 2019 to 4th Quarter 2025 (in Thousands)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 6 May 2026, /statistics/1563162/instagram-child-exploitation-removal-quarter/
Meta Platforms, Actioned child nudity and sexual exploitation content items on Instagram worldwide from 2nd quarter 2019 to 4th quarter 2025 (in thousands) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1563162/instagram-child-exploitation-removal-quarter/ (last visited July 20, 2026)
Actioned child nudity and sexual exploitation content items on Instagram worldwide from 2nd quarter 2019 to 4th quarter 2025 (in thousands) [Graph], Meta Platforms, May 6, 2026. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1563162/instagram-child-exploitation-removal-quarter/
