Meta refuses to remove AI videos of coaches touching athletes inappropriately

On November 3, 2026, Futurism reported that Facebook is hosting a large number of accounts dedicated to AI-generated videos depicting coaches inappropriately touching young female athletes. In the material those accounts share, the coaches are older men shown in gyms and dance studios, with their hands on athletes wearing leotards as they practice gymnastics, ballet, and yoga, and the footage closely resembles real footage in image quality. According to the report, Meta has not taken the videos down even when users report them directly. The article cites criticism arguing that this content is normalizing behaviors that safeguarding efforts have spent decades trying to challenge. The piece also carries a content warning noting that it includes descriptions and censored AI-generated images of sexual abuse. As of the report's publication, the situation remained unresolved, with Meta declining to remove the material.