# Ads for Explicit ‘AI Girlfriends’ Are Swarming Facebook and Instagram

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**Category:** Tech Chat\
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**Created:** [26 April 2024 05:01 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/ads-for-explicit-ai-girlfriends-are-swarming-facebook-and-instagram/152847 "2024-04-26T05:01:07Z")\
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> WIRED found thousands of ads running on Meta’s social platforms promoting sexually explicit “AI girlfriend" apps. Some human sex workers say the platform unfairly polices their own posts more harshly.

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> **[Ads for Explicit ‘AI Girlfriends’ Are Swarming Facebook and Instagram](https://www.wired.com/story/ads-for-explicit-ai-girlfriends-swarming-facebook-and-instagram/)**
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> WIRED found thousands of ads running on Meta’s social platforms promoting sexually explicit “AI girlfriend" apps. Some human sex workers say the platform unfairly polices their own posts more harshly.

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