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Child exploitation ads appear on Facebook and Instagram

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Advertisements featuring real photos of young girls were displayed on Facebook and Instagram, promoting the nudify-app. The app's ads were reportedly seen on the social media platforms, raising concerns about child exploitation and the platforms' content moderation policies. AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about the misuse of AI-generated or manipulated imagery in advertising and the effectiveness of content moderation on major social media platforms.

RANK_REASON The item discusses a specific app and its advertising practices on social media platforms, which falls under the 'tool' category as it pertains to a product/service rather than a core AI development or significant industry shift.

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Child exploitation ads appear on Facebook and Instagram

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

    Real photos of young girls were in nudify-app ads on Facebook, Instagram https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/09/real-photos-of-young-girls-were-in-nudify-a

    Real photos of young girls were in nudify-app ads on Facebook, Instagram https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/09/real-photos-of-young-girls-were-in-nudify-app-ads-on-facebook-instagram/ # Tech # AI # Policy

    LINKS arstechnica.com/…/real-photos-of-young-gi…

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