Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is bombarding Facebook and Instagram with ads promoting sexually explicit “AI girlfriend” apps while simultaneously advertising content posted by human prostitutes. It has been criticized for being too restrictive.
wired report The investigation revealed that Meta’s social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger, currently host thousands of ads promoting sexually explicit “AI girlfriend” apps. I did. These ads feature lifelike computer-generated women in suggestive poses and promise users the chance to engage in sexual chat and role-play.
AI Girlfriend Lexi Love (@IntriguePublications/@LexiLove.x)
The virtual women depicted are often young, typically pornographic, and sometimes depicted in disturbing situations, such as being trapped in a medieval stock. These ads appear to violate Meta’s own policy against adult content, which prohibits “depicting people in explicit or suggestive positions, or overly suggestive or sexually provocative activities.” is.
But even as ads for these AI girlfriends proliferate, many human prostitutes complain that Meta polices their posts and accounts unfairly. Gemma Rose, director of the Pole Dancing Stripper Movement, claims that if she posted similar content, “it would be immediately removed”.
Prostitutes and advocates say Meta applies a double standard, with chatbot apps facilitating NSFW experiences while prohibiting real women from engaging in the same behavior. . They point out that women have faced account suspensions and content removal for discussing sex education, positive thinking and work.
wiredA study of Meta’s ad library found at least 29,000 ads with explicit AI “girlfriends,” 19,000 ads using the term “NSFW,” and 14,000 ads offering “NSFW AI.” It turns out that there is. Some of the promoted apps have been downloaded hundreds of thousands of times, feature very young-looking AI women, and use tags like “#barelylegal” and “#teens.” Some even offer a “undressing” feature to “undress” your AI girlfriend. The developers of these apps are largely unknown and did not respond to requests for comment.
In an interview with Wired, Meta said it prohibits adult content in ads and reviews and removes ads that violate the rules. However, thousands of such ads remained active several days later. Critics say this exemplifies the contradiction of Meta’s censorship: allowing “fraudulent” AI apps to flourish while silencing real women.
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Lucas Nolan is a reporter for Breitbart News, covering free speech and online censorship issues.
