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Opt-out was available in regions where this was legally required, but involved a ridiculously complicated process using a variety of [[Dark pattern|dark patterns]] to dissuade users from taking Meta up on the offer. The form included a freeform text box where the user had to explain their reasons for opting out and suggested that all requests would be manually reviewed and reserved the right to reject the user's wishes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grinkevičius |first=Paulius |date=2024-05-28 |title=Meta uses your data to train AI, and it doesn't want you to opt out |url=https://cybernews.com/tech/meta-trains-ai-on-your-data/ |access-date=2025-03-09 |website=cybernews |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251007023331/https://cybernews.com/tech/meta-trains-ai-on-your-data/ |archive-date=7 Oct 2025}}</ref> | Opt-out was available in regions where this was legally required, but involved a ridiculously complicated process using a variety of [[Dark pattern|dark patterns]] to dissuade users from taking Meta up on the offer. The form included a freeform text box where the user had to explain their reasons for opting out and suggested that all requests would be manually reviewed and reserved the right to reject the user's wishes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grinkevičius |first=Paulius |date=2024-05-28 |title=Meta uses your data to train AI, and it doesn't want you to opt out |url=https://cybernews.com/tech/meta-trains-ai-on-your-data/ |access-date=2025-03-09 |website=cybernews |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251007023331/https://cybernews.com/tech/meta-trains-ai-on-your-data/ |archive-date=7 Oct 2025}}</ref> | ||
===Allowing pornographic ads on platform (''2023-2026'')=== | |||
Meta's Advertising Standards clearly states the following: | |||
{{Quote|Ads must not contain content that facilitates sexual encounters, commercial sexual services between adults, or content asking for or offering pornographic content.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Introduction to the Advertising Standards |url=https://transparency.meta.com/policies/ad-standards/#objectionable-content |website=[[Meta]] |date= |access-date=14 Apr 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260414134111/https://transparency.meta.com/policies/ad-standards/#objectionable-content |archive-date=14 Apr 2026}}</ref><br /> | |||
Ads must not contain imagery depicting nudity, sexual activity, depictions of people in explicit or sexually suggestive positions, or activities that are sexually suggestive.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Adult Nudity and Sexual Activity |url=https://transparency.meta.com/policies/ad-standards/objectionable-content/adult-nudity-and-sexual-activity/ |website=[[Meta]] |date= |access-date=14 Apr 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260317185014/https://transparency.meta.com/policies/ad-standards/objectionable-content/adult-nudity-and-sexual-activity/ |archive-date=17 Mar 2026}}</ref>}} | |||
In September 2023, it was reported by NBC that AI chatbots were being allowed to be advertised on platforms such as Instagram and TikTok, with those ads mentioning sexual themes and innuendos such as "hot pics" and "nsfw role play".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/ai-girlfriend-ads-instagram-tiktok-chat-pics-chatgpt-dose-rcna97547|title=Ads for AI sex workers are flooding Instagram and TikTok|first1=David|last1=Ingram|first2=Leila|last2=Register|date=2023-09-01|work=NBC News}}</ref> | |||
A January 2025 report by the European nonprofit AI Forensics noted in 2024 Meta allowed 3,300 NSFW advertisements on its platforms, including Instagram.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/2463634-meta-allowed-pornographic-ads-that-break-its-content-moderation-rules/|title=Meta allowed pornographic ads that break its content moderation rules|date=2025-01-13|first=Jeremy|last=Hsu|work=New Scientist}}</ref> LeMonde notes that in the ads that contained deepfakes, they are illegal in France.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/article/2025/01/08/thousands-of-pornographic-ads-go-unmoderated-on-facebook-and-instagram_6736832_13.html|title=Thousands of pornographic ads go unmoderated on Facebook and Instagram|first=Aurélien|last=Defer|date=2025-01-08|work=LeMonte}}</ref> | |||
On 10 April 2026, a user on [[Reddit]] posted two self-censored screenshots of an Instagram video ad that depicted a man and a women having sexual intercourse with exposed breasts and genitalia.<ref>{{Cite web |author=playerno67 |title=Uncensored porn as ads??? |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/Instagram/comments/1shvl0k/uncensored_porn_as_ads/ |website=[[Reddit]] |date=10 Apr 2026 |access-date=10 Apr 2026 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/simGs |archive-date=10 Apr 2026}}</ref> The next day on 11 April, the ad account was "disabled" for violating Meta's advertising standards.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Ad Library |url=https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?active_status=active&ad_type=all&country=US&id=1171579384976792&is_targeted_country=false&media_type=all&search_type=page&sort_data[mode]=total_impressions&sort_data[direction]=desc&view_all_page_id=1027932660409176 |website=[[Meta]] |date=11 Apr 2026 |access-date=14 Apr 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260415034918/https://consumerrights.wiki/w/File:Meta_ad_library_Gracet_Gracet_Baez_account_status.png |archive-date=15 Apr 2026}}</ref> The "Gracet Gracet Baez" account has not been banned as of 14 April 2026, and is still public on Facebook.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Gracet Gracet Baez {{!}} Hà Đông |url=https://www.facebook.com/people/Gracet-Gracet-Baez/61572123681097/ |website=[[Facebook]] |date= |access-date=14 Apr 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260415035725/https://consumerrights.wiki/w/File:Gracet_Gracet_Baez_H%C3%A0_%C4%90%C3%B4ng_Facebook_page.png |archive-date=15 Apr 2026}}</ref> | |||
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File:Instagram Reels NSFW advertisement April 2026.jpeg|alt=NSFW advertisement on Instagram.|NSFW advertisement on Instagram. | |||
File:Instagram Reels NSFW advertisement April 2026 (1).jpeg|alt=Another NSFW ad on Instagram.|Another NSFW ad on Instagram. | |||
File:Meta ad library Gracet Gracet Baez account status.png|alt=Advertiser page.|Advertiser page. | |||
File:Meta ad library Gracet Gracet Baez about page.png|alt=About page for the advertiser.|About page for the advertiser. | |||
File:Gracet Gracet Baez Hà Đông Facebook page.png|alt=Account "storefront"; still active after being actioned.|Account "storefront"; still active after being actioned. | |||
File:Gracet Gracet Baez Hà Đông Facebook page (2).png | |||
</gallery> | |||
===Instagram shows gore and violence videos to select users (''February 2025'')=== | ===Instagram shows gore and violence videos to select users (''February 2025'')=== | ||
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{{Main|Instagram removes end-to-end encryption for direct messages}} | {{Main|Instagram removes end-to-end encryption for direct messages}} | ||
Meta quietly updated its help pages to announce that messages between users on the platform will no longer be end-to-end encrypted starting May 2026 after pressure from child safety lobby groups. Meta stated that the removal is due to very few users actually using the feature. This is most likely because it required a manual opt-in.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Josh |date=2026-03-18 |title=Instagram to remove end-to-end encryption for private messages in May |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/18/instagram-to-remove-end-to-end-encryption-for-private-messages-in-may |access-date=2026-03-18 |website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lakshmanan |first=Ravie |date=2026-03-13 |title=Meta to Shut Down Instagram End-to-End Encrypted Chat Support Starting May 2026 |url=https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/meta-to-shut-down-instagram-end-to-end.html |access-date=2026-03-18 |website=The Hacker News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schoon |first=Ben |date=2026-03-13 |title=Meta is killing end-to-end encryption for Instagram DMs soon |url=https://9to5google.com/2026/03/13/meta-is-killing-end-to-end-encryption-for-instagram-dms-soon/ |access-date=2026-03-18 |website=9To5Google}}</ref> | Meta quietly updated its help pages to announce that messages between users on the platform will no longer be end-to-end encrypted starting May 2026 after pressure from child safety lobby groups. Meta stated that the removal is due to very few users actually using the feature. This is most likely because it required a manual opt-in.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Josh |date=2026-03-18 |title=Instagram to remove end-to-end encryption for private messages in May |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/18/instagram-to-remove-end-to-end-encryption-for-private-messages-in-may |access-date=2026-03-18 |website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lakshmanan |first=Ravie |date=2026-03-13 |title=Meta to Shut Down Instagram End-to-End Encrypted Chat Support Starting May 2026 |url=https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/meta-to-shut-down-instagram-end-to-end.html |access-date=2026-03-18 |website=The Hacker News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schoon |first=Ben |date=2026-03-13 |title=Meta is killing end-to-end encryption for Instagram DMs soon |url=https://9to5google.com/2026/03/13/meta-is-killing-end-to-end-encryption-for-instagram-dms-soon/ |access-date=2026-03-18 |website=9To5Google}}</ref> | ||
==Products== | ==Products== | ||