Facebook Is Hosting Huge Numbers of Horrifying AI-Generated Videos of Violent Child Abuse, and Meta Is Barely Even Pretending to Care About Taking Them Down - Futurism
Futurism is reporting on the story above. It caught our attention because it may affect readers checking their internet or a specific service on SpeedTestTools right now.
Social media feeds are a daily part of how most of us stay in touch with family, catch up on news, and pass the time. When automated systems fail to catch deeply disturbing synthetic media, those graphic visuals can slip into ordinary feeds where anyone, including children, might stumble across them without warning. It is a stark reminder that platform safety tools often lag behind modern technology, leaving everyday users vulnerable to seeing deeply harmful content.
You can take a few steps right now to protect yourself and your household. Open your account settings and locate the sensitive content controls to dial back what the algorithm shows you. Turn off video autoplay so disturbing clips do not start playing as you scroll. If you share devices with kids, check their settings directly and remind them to step away and tell an adult if they see anything upsetting.
Major platforms may be slow to clean up their networks, so locking down your own feed settings is your best defense.
- Run a quick speed test — get concrete numbers before assuming it's your ISP.
- Open the Down Detector board to see which major services are actually having issues right now.
- If numbers look off, walk through the Fix-My-Internet checklist — most issues clear in the first two steps.