“This is the AI men actually use”: Meta ads pushed apps nudifying real teens
Perhaps most glaringly, a Facebook page called “Divine Productions”—which claimed to represent the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—ran a CSAM ad that escaped Meta’s notice. Meta only disabled that page after TTP flagged it.
Katie Paul, TTP’s director, told Wired that Meta’s delayed response is an issue, because “there’s a lot of harm that can come from this all while Meta is raking in money in the process.” Meta does not disclose ad reach for every region, but TTP reported that the ads “collectively reached more than 29,000 people in [the] EU and 6,800 people in [the] UK.” About 80 percent of ads were served in the US, and a smaller portion ran in Australia, TTP reported.
Meta did not respond to Ars’ request for comment. A spokesperson told Wired, “We don’t tolerate nudify apps or any kind of child exploitation, whether real or AI-generated.” However, some ads...
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