Meta ran ads for an app promising to nudify female politicians
Executive Take
Platform ad review failed on an obvious violation of Meta's own sexual content policy. Boards should ask their platform vendors what content moderation actually catches before a reporter does.
Executive Summary
Meta ran ads for Kromix, an AI app that generated deepfake pornographic videos of women, including ones resembling US female politicians. Ads claimed "no restrictions" and used real people's likenesses. Apple's App Store hosted the app until WIRED requested comment. This is a repeated failure by Meta to block such ads.
Why It Matters
Technology and policy leaders should care because this shows ad platforms can't reliably stop AI tools built for nonconsensual deepfakes, exposing companies to reputational and legal risk from tools they host or advertise. HR leaders should note the harassment risk these tools create for any employee whose photo is public.
Bizquad Perspective
The real story isn't one bad app, it's that both Meta and Apple approved these ads and this app despite policies that should have caught them instantly.