US EditionMeta Sues Developers of 'Nudify' Apps for Running Ads on Its Platforms
- On April 14, 2025, Meta filed a lawsuit in Hong Kong against Joy Timeline HK Limited for running ads promoting the AI nudify app CrushAI on Meta's platforms.
- The lawsuit follows multiple attempts by Joy Timeline to circumvent Meta's ad review by repeatedly placing ads that generate non-consensual sexualized images despite removals.
- Meta disclosed that over 8,000 advertisements related to CrushAI appeared on its platforms during the initial fortnight of 2025 and is enhancing its enforcement strategies by employing new technologies and expert teams to identify and counteract shifting advertising methods.
- Meta emphasized that pursuing this lawsuit reflects their strong dedication to addressing the misuse of their platform and their ongoing efforts to safeguard their community.
- Since early 2025, Meta has disrupted four networks promoting these apps, shared over 3,800 suspicious URLs with other tech companies, and continues coordination to curb AI nudify content online.
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Good morning! AI apps that create fake nude photos have infiltrated Meta's platforms. Now the tech giant is taking legal action.
Meta sues Hong Kong firm over AI app making non-consensual explicit images
Meta Platforms is taking a Hong Kong company to court for allegedly using its social media accounts to promote an app that uses artificial intelligence to generate sexually explicit images of people without their consent. The American multinational technology company said on Thursday in a post published on its website that it had filed a lawsuit in Hong Kong against Joy Timeline HK Limited to prevent the latter from advertising CrushAI apps on M…
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