Meta's AI Floods Child Abuse Investigators With 'Junk' Tips, Law Enforcement Officials Claim

Decrypt News Artificial Intelligence Meta’s AI Floods Child Abuse Investigators With 'Junk' Tips, Law Enforcement Officials Claim ICAC officers say AI-generated reports are overwhelming investigators and slowing down cases as Meta disputes the claims. By Jason Nelson Edited by Sebastian Sinclair Feb 27, 2026 Feb 27, 2026 4 min read Meta. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt Create an account to save your articles. Add on Google Add Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In brief ICAC officers say Meta’s AI tips overwhelm investigators with unusable reports. It comes amid allegations via a New Mexico state lawsuit alleging Meta's AI complicates child exploitation investigations. Meta pushed back stating it cooperates quickly with law enforcement and reviews reports before submission. Meta’s use of artificial intelligence to police its platforms is generating large volumes of low-quality reports that are draining resources and slowing child abuse investigations, according to a report by The Guardian.