Meta Ran 7,600 China-Linked AI Nudify Ads on Facebook and Instagram, Report Says
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 27
Meta Ran 7,600 China-Linked AI Nudify Ads on Facebook and Instagram, Report Says
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 27
Summary
About 7,600 ads for AI “nudify” apps appeared on Facebook and Instagram in recent months, according to a Tech Transparency Project report that said the ads violated Meta’s own policies.
Beijing-based GatherOne Inc. — one of Meta’s few advertising partners in China — was identified as the conduit linking Chinese advertisers to Meta’s platforms for those campaigns.
The report said the apps could paste women’s faces onto naked bodies and generate sexualized videos, and highlighted one China-made app that users had flagged for sharing material described as child pornography.
The findings add scrutiny to Meta’s ad-enforcement systems and its oversight of overseas partners handling access to its social-media advertising network.