Meta Removes Deepfake Ads Featuring Jenna Ortega, Takes Action Against Perky AI App

Following reports, Meta has suspended ads and the account of Perky AI, an app that created non-consensual deepfake images, including those of underage actress Jenna Ortega.

• Meta platforms, including Instagram and Facebook, hosted ads from Perky AI featuring deepfake images of Jenna Ortega.
• The ads, which ran throughout February, manipulated a photo of Ortega at age 16 to depict her undressed.
• Meta has suspended over 260 ads from Perky AI since September, with 30 previously suspended for not meeting advertising standards.
• Perky AI app has been removed from both Apple's App Store and Google Play following the incident.
• Experts warn of a growing crisis with nonconsensual, sexually explicit deepfakes, urging for legal and societal changes.

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