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Instagram, Facebook Ran AI ‘Nudify’ Ads from China, Report Says

Bloomberg Technology Monday 27 July 2026, 02:00 UTC By Newley Purnell 1 min read
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Instagram, Facebook Ran AI ‘Nudify’ Ads from China, Report Says Meta Platforms Inc.’s Facebook and Instagram have served thousands of ads for AI “nudify” apps in breach of the company’s policies, delivered by one of its few advertising partners in China, according to the nonprofit Tech Transparency Project. Beijing-based GatherOne Inc., which connects Chinese firms seeking to advertise on Meta’s social media services with the US company, has been responsible in recent months for some 7,600...

Instagram, Facebook Ran AI ‘Nudify’ Ads from China, Report Says Meta Platforms Inc.’s Facebook and Instagram have served thousands of ads for AI “nudify” apps in breach of the company’s policies, delivered by one of its few advertising partners in China, according to the nonprofit Tech Transparency Project. Beijing-based GatherOne Inc., which connects Chinese firms seeking to advertise on Meta’s social media services with the US company, has been responsible in recent months for some 7,600 ads for mobile apps that can transpose women’s faces onto naked bodies and create sexualized videos, the agency said in a new report. It singled out an app, created in China, that allows for the sharing of material some users have flagged as child pornography.
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