Meta cracks down on nudify apps after being exposed
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Summary
Meta has filed a lawsuit against Hong Kong-based firm Joy Timeline, which attempted to advertise its CrushAI apps on Meta’s Instagram, Facebook, Messenger and Threads platforms.
The lawsuit comes after a CBS News investigation found hundreds of adverts for CrushAI, which enables users to generate intimate images of strangers without their consent.
Meta has also removed the ads, deleted the relevant accounts and blocked the URLs, but said it is struggling to enforce its policies as the apps find ways to avoid detection.
The rise of AI intimate image generators is reportedly driving an increase in blackmail and sextortion schemes, and has led San Francisco to file its own lawsuit against AI “undressing” deepfake websites.