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Part of situation: Meta platform policy and product changes (2 clusters)

Meta platforms run thousands of AI‑nudify app ads against its own rules

Meta AI nudify apps advertising policy Joy Timeline GatherOne

Meta's Facebook and Instagram displayed thousands of advertisements for AI‑powered "nudify" applications that strip clothing from photos without consent, violating Meta’s policy against sexual exploitation ads. Investigations found more than 87,000 ads for Joy Timeline HK Limited’s CrushAI app across at least 135 Facebook pages, and roughly 30,800 ads run by 210 pages linked to the Chinese advertising partner GatherOne, including over 7,600 nudify‑app ads. The campaigns targeted users in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and Germany.

Meta sued Joy Timeline HK Limited in Hong Kong on June 12 2025 for repeated policy breaches and, in March 2025, shared over 3,800 URLs of violating apps with other tech firms through its Lantern program. The company removed many ads and disabled related accounts, yet parts of the network remained active later in the year. Following the report, GatherOne said it would suspend new ad applications for its AI nudify services.

Entities

CrushAI · Facebook · GatherOne Inc. · Instagram · Joy Timeline HK Limited · Meta Platforms Inc. · Tech Transparency Project · Wang Hao

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.

  • [● 2 SOURCES] Meta sued Joy Timeline HK Limited in Hong Kong on June 12 2025 for repeated policy violations. cryptobriefing.com · thenextweb.com
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] After the report, GatherOne announced it would suspend new ad applications for its AI nudify services. thenextweb.com
  • [● 2 SOURCES] Meta's Facebook and Instagram ran thousands of ads promoting AI nudify apps that generate non‑consensual nude images. cryptobriefing.com · thenextweb.com
  • [● 2 SOURCES] Meta shared more than 3,800 URLs of violating nudify apps with other tech firms through the Lantern program in March 2025. cryptobriefing.com · thenextweb.com
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] Meta removed many of the nudify ads and disabled related accounts, but parts of the network remained active as of September 2025. thenextweb.com
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] At least 170 business accounts pushed nudify app ads, targeting users in the US, Canada, UK, Australia and Germany. cryptobriefing.com
  • [● 2 SOURCES] Over 87,000 ads linked to Joy Timeline HK Limited's CrushAI app were spread across more than 135 Facebook pages. cryptobriefing.com · thenextweb.com
  • [● 2 SOURCES] GatherOne operated 210 Facebook pages that ran roughly 30,800 ads for face‑swapping and AI tools, including over 7,600 nudify‑app ads. otvoreno.ba · thenextweb.com

Sources

Meta optužena da je prikazivala oglase za AI aplikacije koje prave lažne nage fotografije – Otvoreno [otvoreno.ba]
18 days ago
Meta's Facebook and Instagram served thousands of ads for AI nudify apps, violating its own policies [cryptobriefing.com]
19 days ago
Facebook and Instagram ran nudify-app ads from a single Chinese firm, watchdog says [thenextweb.com]
19 days ago