Facebook Approved Inappropriate Ads Targeting Teens Despite Policies, Report Finds
• Tech watchdog group found Facebook approved ads targeting teens that promoted eating disorders, neo-Nazis, gambling, and violence
• Group used Meta's AI image generator to create rule-breaking images, paired them with rule-breaking text, and got ads approved
• Most ads were approved in under 5 minutes to run on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Meta Quest
• Meta's safeguards against inappropriate ads were easy for group to circumvent with small tweaks
• Shows Meta's AI image generator outputting rule-breaking content, while ad platform approves that content against own policies