How AI sex ads and deepfake micro-dramas are infiltrating children’s TikTok feeds

A woman is having steamy sex with her werewolf brother-in-law on TikTok while another gets pregnant by a dragon — and kids can see it all. Welcome to the new era of AI-generated “microdramas,” where explicit, absurd soap opera slop invades the internet, including teens’ screens, with zero regulation. These AI-generated clips come from China’s vertical short-drama (duanju) industry, an $14 billion operation that floods social media with addictive and often X-rated. Key platforms include TikTok’s PineDrama along with major Chinese-based apps ReelShort and DramaBox, which feature romance and fantasy storylines with episodes lasting just 1 to 2 minutes. When…