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Apple and Google Begin Removing AI ‘Nudify’ Apps After Watchdog Flags Massive Scale

A watchdog audit found dozens of rule‑breaking ‘nudify’ apps, prompting initial takedowns that have intensified scrutiny of platform enforcement.

Overview

  • Tech Transparency Project identified 55 such apps on Google Play and 47 on Apple’s App Store that generate nonconsensual sexualized images.
  • AppMagic data cited in the report estimates roughly 705 million downloads and about $117 million in lifetime revenue for the flagged apps.
  • Apple said it removed 28 apps and later restored two after revisions, though TTP counted only 24 removals; Google said it suspended several apps and is still investigating.
  • The apps appear to violate stated store policies banning tools that undress people or display overt sexual nudity, yet some were rated for teens or younger users.
  • TTP reported 14 apps were based in China, raising data‑privacy concerns, as regulators broaden probes that began after xAI’s Grok produced sexualized images.