Meta sues CrushAI developer amid broader crackdown on ‘nudify' apps

  • Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META, ETR:FB2A, SWX:FB) has filed a lawsuit against Joy Timeline HK Limited, the Hong Kong-based developer behind CrushAI, an app that uses artificial intelligence to generate non-consensual nude and sexually explicit images of individuals by manipulating their photos. Filed in a Hong Kong district court, the lawsuit alleges that the company repeatedly violated Meta's advertising policies by promoting CrushAI across Facebook and Instagram.