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Instagram Ads for a "Pet Incinerator" Spark Confusion
Original: Why Is Instagram Running Ads for a “Pet Incinerator”? https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://futurism .com/artificial-intelligen
Futurism reports that Instagram has been serving advertisements for a "pet incinerator" service to its users, raising questions about how the platform vets advertising content. The story, circulating widely on social media, has prompted discussion about Meta's ad review standards and whether such sensitive products should be promoted in users' feeds at all.
Why now: The unusual and macabre nature of the ad has struck people as another example of Meta's inconsistent ad moderation.
Evidence
- Why Is Instagram Running Ads for a “Pet Incinerator”? https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://futurism .com/artificial-intelligence/instagram-pet-incinerator · futurism.com@web.brid.gy · 2
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