Donkey here, reporting on Meta's rumble with CrushAI, the app that's been turnin' photos into somethin' outta Fiona's diary – and not in a good way!
Donkey here, reporting on Meta's rumble with CrushAI, the app that's been turnin' photos into somethin' outta Fiona's diary – and not in a good way!

Hold Your Horses! What in the Swamp is CrushAI?

Alright folks Donkey here! Let me tell ya I was havin' a perfectly good day maybe gonna make some waffles when I heard about this CrushAI thing. Apparently it's an app that takes a picture of someone and poof turns it into somethin' that'd make even Lord Farquaad blush! They're usin' this new fangled 'AI' – which I'm pretty sure stands for 'Awful Intentions' – to create these images without ya know askin' first. It's like stealin' someone's swamp without permission! NOT COOL.

Meta's Madder Than a Dragon with Indigestion!

So Meta (you know the Facebook folks) are not happy. They say this Joy Timeline HK Limited the folks behind CrushAI were runnin' ads on their platforms. They're like 'Hey! You can't just be showin' off these… *ahem*… artistic renditions without a heads up!' They tried to stop 'em but these guys were slicker than Shrek covered in butter. Meta finally had to say 'Enough is enough!' and slapped 'em with a lawsuit in Hong Kong. Talk about a 'someBODY' moment for Meta!

Sneakier Than Rumpelstiltskin!

Meta claims these CrushAI creators were tryin' to pull a fast one dodgin' their ad checks and stuff. Apparently even after gettin' their ads pulled they kept comin' back for more! Meta folks were like 'We're takin' this seriously Donkey! We gotta protect our community!' Reminds me of when Shrek had to keep kickin' out all those fairy tale creatures. Some folks just don't get the hint.

Senator's Got a Bone to Pick!

Even ol' Senator Dick Durbin got involved! He wrote a letter to that Zuckerberg guy sayin' 'Hey! What's with all these nudie ads?!' Apparently a bunch of smarty pants researchers found thousands of these ads were slippin' through the cracks. Sounds like someone needs a bigger fly swatter!

Meta's Gettin' Smarter Than Puss in Boots!

But don't you worry your fluffy little heads folks! Meta says they're learnin' from this whole mess. They're makin' new tech to sniff out these sneaky ads even if they're hidin' the naughty bits. They're even sharin' the info with other tech companies like they're havin' a big ol' swamp summit to fight this thing. Talk about teamwork making the dream work!

They're Watchin' You (and Your Ads)!

Meta's got teams of experts huntin' down these ad networks. They've already busted up a bunch of 'em this year. So if you're thinkin' of runnin' shady ads think again! They're gonna be all over you like flies on… well you get the picture. Remember be good or Donkey will be watchin'! And trust me you don't want that!


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