Apple and Google ordered to purge ‘nudify’ apps from App Stores
San Francisco officials have demanded that Apple and Google remove 'nudify' apps from their stores, citing violations of California law regarding non-consensual deepfake pornography. The city alleges that both tech giants have profited from these apps despite repeated warnings.
Why it matters
This case highlights the growing tension between tech platform responsibility and the proliferation of AI-generated non-consensual intimate imagery.
The city of San Francisco has ordered Apple and Google to remove dozens of “nudify” apps — — software programs that can digitally alter pictures to unclothe the people in them — from their app stores.
The framing focuses on corporate accountability and the protection of women and girls, aligning with common progressive regulatory arguments.
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