Meta and Apple Hosted Explicit Deepfake Ads and Apps Until Reporters Stepped In
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Meta (NASDAQ: META) Promoted Deepfake Nudity App That Bypassed Platform Safety Systems
Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) ran advertisements for an app called Kromix that generated non-consensual nude deepfakes of real people, including a prominent U.S. politician, before investigators forced the company to act. Kromix marketed itself as “the AI that men actually use,” running 32 ads on Meta’s platforms under the tagline “Unleash Next-gen AI Magic,” targeting exclusively male users. The ad account was created in early August with no fo…
Meta and Apple Hosted Explicit Deepfake Ads and Apps Until Reporters Stepped In
Meta’s Facebook and Instagram ran dozens of advertisements for an AI application called Kromix that generated pornographic deepfakes of real people, including one depicting a woman closely resembling a prominent female U.S. politician. Apple had the app available in its App Store. Neither company identified the content through its own enforcement systems. Both acted only […]
Meta has published advertisements for the Kromix AI application promising to "denudize" women politicians, while the application is used to create deepfakes of a sexual nature Meta is given special attention after its platforms have broadcast advertisements for an AI application that would be used to create deepfakes of a sexual nature, despite the company's rules prohibiting this type of content. According to the report, the advertisements targ…
The giant of Cupertino has just eluded the Kromix software from its App Store, an application generating fake pornographic content, after the broadcast of aggressive advertisements on social networks. These campaigns targeted a male audience and illegally exploited the image of American elected officials. The case violently revives the debate on the failing moderation of synthetic content.
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