Meta Ran Ads for an App That Promised to Nudify Female Politicians

high · Wired · Vittoria Elliott, Matt Burgess · 18 Aug 2026 · 14:45 UTC · AI & Technology Control · 1 min read

Summary

Demonstrates AI-enabled creation and distribution of non-consensual sexual deepfakes targeting women in positions of power, revealing failures in platform accountability and regulatory gaps in synthetic media abuse.

One advertisement featured a pornographic video with a deepfake closely resembling a prominent US politician. Apple removed the app from the App Store after an inquiry from WIRED.

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