Facebook and Instagram publish graphic porn ads disguised as fake make-up tutorials.
Facebook and Instagram publish graphic porn ads disguised as fake make-up tutorials.
On the surface, these 40-minute ads on Facebook and Instagram appear to be make-up tutorials. An ABC NEWS Verify investigation has uncovered how a dubious online store is using them to hawk erectile dysfunction supplements.
In short:
Meta has removed a page that published two dozen sexually graphic ads that were able to circumvent the platform's auto-review process.
An ABC NEWS Verify analysis of the ads has linked them to a dubious store that is hawking erectile dysfunction supplements and is filled with deceptive practices.
What's next?
The eSafety Commissioner's office asked the social media industry to include proposed safety measures against pornographic materials in draft codes to the commissioner by February 28.
the 40-minute ads
40 fucking minutes?????
In the ads, the first frame, used as the default thumbnail on the platform, was of the make-up instructor. During the period of up to a minute where the ad displayed hardcore porn, the instructor appeared again every 15 frames, intermixed with the porn. Once the hardcore porn ad finished, a slowed-down version of the actual make-up tutorial played for approximately 40 minutes, until the end.
Oh, so that's how it worked.
They highlight the challenges the social media giant faces as it comes up against unscrupulous advertisers on its platforms.
Pffffft, there's no "challenge", facebook gets money either way. The only challenge is for the people who use fb and insta for whatever reason.
crunchy roll have these surprise ads that can be over ten minutes and these folks seem to try to hawk their music videos. I guess its a cheap way for them to get exposure and they are hoping to make it big or something. Anyway one of the first I saw was super inapropriate and was not while watching mature content. swearing and near nudity.
God yeah, My kid was watching something about 5-6 years ago on youtube and it went from a fucking cartoon to, I shit you not, a 2 hour infomercial about some fitness product.
That's the day I started making sure the kids had adblock.