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Meta ran ads for AI porn app targeting female politicians

Meta has faced criticism for allowing advertisements for an AI-powered app called Kromix, which allegedly generates nonconsensual intimate imagery of individuals, including female politicians. Despite Meta's policies against sexual content, ads for Kromix, which promised "no restrictions" and featured explicit deepfakes, were briefly run on the platform. Apple Inc. also faced scrutiny for hosting the app on its App Store, with San Francisco's city attorney issuing a cease-and-desist letter regarding similar applications. AI

IMPACT Highlights ongoing challenges in content moderation for AI-generated explicit material on social media platforms.

RANK_REASON The cluster discusses a platform's policy failure regarding an AI tool that generates harmful content, rather than a core AI release or research.

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Meta ran ads for AI porn app targeting female politicians

COVERAGE [2]

  1. Ars Technica — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Vittoria Elliott, Matt Burgess ·

    Meta ran ads for an app promising to nudify female politicians

    One ad featured a pornographic video with deepfake closely resembling a US politician.

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Meta ran ads for an app promising to nudify female politicians https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/08/meta-ran-ads-for-an-app-promising-to-nudify-female-politicians

    Meta ran ads for an app promising to nudify female politicians https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/08/meta-ran-ads-for-an-app-promising-to-nudify-female-politicians/ # AI # Deepfakes # SocialMedia