Meta ran ads for an app promising to nudify female politicians
Summary
Meta ran ads for an app called Kromix, which promised to create AI-generated pornographic videos of female U.S. politicians without restrictions. The app allowed users to upload photos to make deepfake adult content, violating Meta's rules against sexual and nonconsensual imagery. Meta removed the ads after they were reported.Key Facts
- The app Kromix advertised itself as an "AI image styler" with "no restrictions" on use.
- Ads showed videos of women resembling female U.S. politicians in adult content scenarios.
- Kromix invited users to upload photos for creating explicit AI-generated videos, including violent and sexual themes.
- The app was available on Apple’s App Store before media inquiries, despite Apple’s rules against such content.
- San Francisco’s city attorney demanded removal of similar apps aiding nonconsensual explicit images.
- Meta’s ad system uses automated tools to review ads before they run on Facebook and Instagram.
- The Kromix ads targeted male users and ran for a short time with minimal views before removal.
- Female politicians have been frequent targets of deepfake and nonconsensual AI-generated sexual images.
Read the Full Article
This is a fact-based summary from The Actual News. Click below to read the complete story directly from the original source.
