Facebook and Instagram ran thousands of ads for AI-powered "nudify" apps that violate the platform's policies, according to a Tech Transparency Project report. The ads were delivered by one of Meta's few approved advertising partners in China.
Meta Platforms' flagship social networks served advertisements for applications designed to digitally remove clothing from images, breaching their own content policies against non-consensual intimate imagery.
The Tech Transparency Project, a nonprofit organization, documented the violation after discovering the ads running across both platforms. The advertisements came through a single Chinese advertising partner operating within Meta's limited network of approved vendors in the region.
AI "nudify" apps have drawn scrutiny from regulators and advocacy groups over concerns about sexual harassment, image-based abuse, and consent violations. Several jurisdictions have moved to restrict or ban the technology.
Meta's policies explicitly prohibit ads promoting non-consensual intimate images or services that generate them. The discovery raises questions about the company's ad review processes and oversight of its advertising partners, particularly regarding content moderation in international markets.
Meta did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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