India Asks Meta About Bad Ads on Instagram

印度就 Instagram 出現不良廣告向 Meta 詢問

Jul 7, 2026, 16:48
GlobalTechnology

Introduction

The Indian government is questioning Meta. Some paid ads on Instagram showed bad pictures of children.

印度政府正在質詢 Meta。部分 Instagram 上的付費廣告出現了兒童的不良圖片。

Main Body

The government told Meta to explain this problem. They want an answer in seven days. They are worried that the computer system showed these bad ads to more people.

政府要求 Meta 解釋此問題。他們要求在七日內給予答覆。他們擔心電腦系統將這些不良廣告推送給了更多人。

Meta says they did not do this on purpose. Meta says they found and deleted the bad ads and accounts before the government called them.

Meta 表示他們並非故意如此。Meta 稱在政府聯繫他們之前，已經發現並刪除了這些不良廣告與帳號。

Meta uses smart computer tools to find bad links. In India, they deleted 160,000 bad accounts in six months. In the last year, they deleted 4 million bad accounts in the world.

Meta 使用智能電腦工具來偵測不良連結。在印度，他們在六個月內刪除了 16 萬個不良帳號。在過去一年中，他們在全球範圍內刪除了 400 萬個不良帳號。

Conclusion

Meta has seven days to tell the government how they will stop this in the future.

Meta 有七天的時間告訴政府，他們未來將如何防止此類事件發生。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 The 'Time Limit' Pattern

In this story, we see a very useful way to talk about deadlines. When something must happen by a certain time, we use: [Action] + in + [Number] + [Time Word].

From the text:

  • "...an answer in seven days."

Why this helps you reach A2: Instead of saying "I will finish on Monday," you can say how much time you need. It is a natural way to speak English.

Try these simple patterns:

  • I will call you →\rightarrow in ten minutes.
  • The bus arrives →\rightarrow in two hours.
  • We finish the project →\rightarrow in one month.

🛠️ Power Verbs: Change & Remove

Look at how the text describes cleaning up the internet. Two verbs are used to show things disappearing:

  1. Delete →\rightarrow To remove something completely (like a photo or an account).
  2. Stop →\rightarrow To make something end.

Quick Comparison:

  • Delete = Gone forever\text{Gone forever} →\rightarrow "They deleted 4 million accounts."
  • Stop = No more\text{No more} →\rightarrow "How they will stop this in the future."

Vocabulary Learning

government (n.)
The group of people who rule a country
Example:The government makes new laws for the city.
questioning (v.)
Asking questions to get information
Example:The teacher is questioning the student about the homework.
purpose (n.)
A reason for doing something
Example:I broke the glass by mistake, not on purpose.
deleted (v.)
Removed something, like a photo or a file
Example:I deleted the old emails from my phone.
future (n.)
The time that will come after now
Example:I want to be a doctor in the future.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→