Ad Tech and Child Sexual Abuse Material
What our reporting found
In February 2025 the ad industry called the monetization of child sexual abuse material abhorrent and promised zero tolerance. Nineteen months later, ADOTAT sent 23 companies five questions about what had changed. Fifteen said nothing at all, and seventeen left blank whether blocked sellers still get paid. Senators Blackburn and Blumenthal called it a crime pipeline; TAG says they skipped the meeting. The Field Kit checks whether an advertiser's contract gives it the clawback vendors say they offer.
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3 stories, newest first- Blackburn and Blumenthal Called It a Crime Pipeline. TAG Says They Skipped the Meeting.
The industry called child sexual abuse material "abhorrent." When ADOTAT asked 23 companies whether blocked sellers still get paid, seventeen left the answer blank.
- Thursday Field Kit: Zeta Says It Claws Back CSAM Money. Your Contract Doesn't Say You Can.
Zeta says it claws back money paid to sellers hosting child sexual abuse material. The Field Kit checks whether your contract gives you the same right.
- Ad Tech Promised Zero Tolerance for CSAM. And Most Did Nothing.
In February 2025 the industry was appalled. Nineteen months later, ADOTAT sent twenty-three companies five questions about what changed. Fifteen said nothing at all.
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