“This is the AI men actually use”: Meta ads pushed apps nudifying real teens
Meta ran ads on its platforms promoting apps designed to generate non-consensual nude images of real minors, and was slow to remove them after the problem was identified. The ads reportedly targeted users on Instagram, where images of young girls were used as source material.
Why this matters: These were not edge cases slipping through a filter. They were paid ads, approved by Meta's systems, selling tools to sexualize children. That is a platform failure at the most basic level. Meta profits from ad revenue, which means it has a direct financial stake in reviewing what it sells. When those reviews fail this badly, the company does not get to treat it as an unfortunate oversight. Kids on Instagram do not expect their photos to be used this way. Their parents do not either. Someone has to be responsible for that.
Who should care: General readers · AI governance · Policy
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