"The BBC and researchers from the independent AI publication Riddance found dozens of accounts on the two platforms featuring highly sexualised black female digital characters or avatars. The images and videos were generated by AI but not labelled as such, in apparent breach of the platforms' guidelines."
"Account names include terms such as 'black', 'noir', 'dark' and 'ebony'. Several include comments about white males in their posts, such as 'loves white men' and 'why I need a white guy in my life'."
"The research also identified many more accounts on both Instagram and TikTok with similar AI-generated avatars that did not link to paid content."
TikTok has banned 20 accounts that utilized AI-generated black female influencers to direct users to sexually explicit content. This trend has been criticized for being racist and exploitative, as it employs racial tropes and misleading language. The BBC and Riddance researchers identified numerous accounts featuring sexualized digital characters, primarily on Instagram, with some also on TikTok. These accounts often displayed exaggerated body shapes and manipulated skin tones, breaching platform guidelines by not labeling the content as AI-generated.
Read at www.bbc.com
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