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Meta Faces Criticism for Ads Promoting AI Porn-Generation Tool Kromix Targeting Female Politicians

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Confidence

80%

Impact: 60%

Updated Aug 19

Consensus Brief

Meta recently ran ads for Kromix, an AI tool that generates deepfake pornographic videos of female politicians, despite its policies against sexual content. The ads were targeted exclusively at male users and were removed after inquiries from WIRED. This incident highlights ongoing challenges Meta faces in regulating nonconsensual intimate imagery on its platforms.

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What Changed Since Last Update

Aug 19

The ads for Kromix were active on Meta's platforms despite the company's established policies against such content.

Claim Ledger

4 claims tracked across sources

Confirmed Fact

Meta's ad library showed the ads were exclusively targeted to male users.

Confirmed Fact

Meta removed the ads after inquiries from WIRED.

Confirmed Fact

Meta has removed over 340,000 ads promoting nudify apps in the past year.

Confirmed Fact

The Kromix app invites users to upload photos for scenarios including 'bedroom rape' and 'Disney love.'

Role-Based Impact Analysis

Source Timeline

1 source corroborating

Meta ran ads for an app promising to nudify female politicians

Ars Technica·Aug 19