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Instagram Advertises Nonconsensual AI Nude Apps (www.404media.co)

submitted 6 months ago by Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Instagram is profiting from several ads that invite people to create nonconsensual nude images with AI image generation apps, once again showing that some of the most harmful applications of AI tools are not hidden on the dark corners of the internet, but are actively promoted to users by social media companies unable or unwilling to enforce their policies about who can buy ads on their platforms.

While parent company Meta’s Ad Library, which archives ads on its platforms, who paid for them, and where and when they were posted, shows that the company has taken down several of these ads previously, many ads that explicitly invited users to create nudes and some ad buyers were up until I reached out to Meta for comment. Some of these ads were for the best known nonconsensual “undress” or “nudify” services on the internet.

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[–] snek@lemmy.world -2 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Would it be any different if you learn how to sketch or photoshop and do it yourself?

[–] Kedly@lemm.ee 38 points 6 months ago (2 children)

You say that as if photoshopping someone naked isnt fucking creepy as well.

[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Creepy, maybe, but tons of people have done it. As long as they don't share it, no harm is done.

[–] Kedly@lemm.ee 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I dont think that many have dude. Like sure, if you're talking total number and not percentage, but this planet has so many people you could also claim that tons of people are pedophiles too

[–] snek@lemmy.world -4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Creepy to you, sure. But let me add this:

Should it be illegal? No, and good luck enforcing that.

[–] Kedly@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago

You're at least right on the enforcement part, but I dont think the illegality of it should be as hard of a no as you think it is

[–] RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works 17 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Yes, because the AI (if not local) will probably store the images on their Servers

[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 6 months ago

good point

[–] snek@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

This is the only good answer.

[–] mriormro@lemmy.world 17 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

This is also fucking creepy. Don't do this.

[–] Drewelite@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

But yet, we've (almost) all imagined someone we know naked.

[–] snek@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

I think anyone claiming otherwisw would be lying most likely.

[–] Kedly@lemm.ee -2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

There is a massive difference between thoughts and action. I'm sure a significant portion of us have thought about murdering someone too, does that make actually going through with murder less bad?

[–] Drewelite@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

This is a false equivalency. The correct analogy would be: if I think about murdering someone and then draw a picture of it or make a movie about murdering them, is that wrong?

[–] ShaggytheRodgers@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 months ago

Well I'd usually say you should go to therapy if your having vivid thoughts of murdering other people

[–] snek@lemmy.world -1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I am not saying anyone should do it and don't need some internet stranger to police me thankyouverymuch.