Over 100 AI nudify apps found on Google and Apple app stores despite policies banning them
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Dozens of nudify apps found on Google and Apple's app stores
Removing or restricting access to Grok's AI image editor might not be enough to stop the flood of nonconsensual sexualized images being generated by AI. A report from the Tech Transparency Project (TTP) released on Tuesday found dozens of AI "nudify" apps similar to Grok on Google and Apple's
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Nudify apps get past Google, Apple app moderation
Researchers with the Tech Transparency Project found all sorts of apps that let users create fake non-consensual nudes of real people The mobile app emperors have no clothes. Apple and Google have made millions of dollars from AI apps that let users undress people even as both companies claim to
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Apple and Google reportedly still offer dozens of AI 'nudify' apps
A recent investigation by an online advocacy organization called the Tech Transparency Project (TTP) found that the Apple App Store and Google Play Store . These are AI applications that create nonconsensual and sexualized images, which is a clear violation of both companies' store policies. All
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Apple, Google host dozens of AI 'nudify' apps like Grok, report finds
The Apple and Google Play app stores are hosting dozens of "nudify" apps that can take photos of people and use artificial intelligence to generate nude images of them, according to a report Tuesday from an industry watchdog. A review of the two app stores conducted in January by Tech Transparency
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Google and Apple hosted dozens of AI "nudify" apps despite platform policies
Many of these apps were removed following the report, but several are still available for download. AI is one of the most powerful tools available these days, and you can do so much with it. But, like any tool, it can be used for good or bad. Over the past few weeks, we've witnessed social media
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Report claims App Store hosts nonconsensual AI undressing apps
Today, the Tech Transparency Project released a report concluding that "nudify" apps are widely available and easily found on the App Store and Google's Play Store. Here are the details. Some nudifying apps even advertise on the App Store While Grok has recently drawn attention for AI-generated
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Google, Apple hosted dozens of nudify apps, report reveals
A new investigation claims that the Apple and Google app stores hosted dozens of so-called "nudify" AI apps, despite such apps violating the companies' rules. The Transparency Project (TTP), a group affiliated with the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, found dozens of apps in
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It's not just Grok: Apple and Google app stores are infested with nudifying AI apps
We tend to think of the Apple App Store and Google Play Store as digital "walled gardens" - safe, curated spaces where dangerous or sleazy content gets filtered out long before it hits our screens. But a grim new analysis by the Tech Transparency Project (TTP) suggests that the walls have some
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New Report Reveals Dozens of Nudify Apps in Major App Stores
The identified apps have been downloaded over 705 million times Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative technology which has boosted multiple industries and tasks that could only be done manually earlier. However, it also comes with its share of downsides. One of them was
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A Tech Transparency Project investigation uncovered 102 AI nudify apps across Google Play and Apple App Store that generate nonconsensual sexualized images. These apps were downloaded 705 million times and generated $117 million in revenue. While both companies removed dozens of apps after the report, the findings expose significant gaps in content moderation and raise questions about platform accountability.
Tech Transparency Project Exposes Massive Moderation Failure
The Tech Transparency Project (TTP) released a damning report Tuesday revealing that app stores operated by Google and Apple host dozens of AI nudify apps capable of digitally undressing individuals without their consent
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. The investigation identified 55 such apps on the Google Play Store and 47 on the Apple App Store, with 38 appearing on both platforms5
. These applications, which clearly violate platform policy violations, were collectively downloaded over 705 million times worldwide and generated $117 million in revenue1
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Source: Android Authority
Both Google and Apple take significant cuts—up to 30 percent—from in-app purchases and subscriptions, meaning they directly profited from apps designed to generate nonconsensual sexualized images
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. Katie Paul, director of Tech Transparency Project, told reporters that Grok is "really the tip of the iceberg," noting that "even more graphic content can be created by some of these other apps"2
.How Google and Apple App Moderation Failed Users
Researchers discovered these apps by searching terms like "nudify" and "undress" across both app stores
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. They tested free versions using AI-generated images of fully clothed women, prompting the AI image editor tools to render subjects completely or partially nude. Face-swapping apps were also tested, successfully superimposing clothed women's faces onto images of nude bodies2
. "It's very clear, these are not just 'change outfit' apps," Paul told CNBC. "These were definitely designed for non-consensual sexualization of people"4
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Source: Engadget
Apple removed 28 apps after being contacted by TTP and CNBC, though two were later restored after developers resubmitted versions claiming to address guideline concerns
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. Google suspended several apps but declined to specify exact numbers, stating its investigation remains ongoing4
. This marks the second time both companies have faced similar reports—404 Media documented comparable issues in 20241
.Disturbing Marketing to Children and National Security Risks
Perhaps most alarming is how these apps were marketed. DreamFace, an AI image and video generator still available on Google Play Store at the time of reporting, was rated suitable for ages 13 and up on Google's platform and ages nine and up on Apple's
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. The app accepts lewd prompts to show naked women and generates $1 million in revenue5
. "These aren't just being marketed to adults, but they're also being pushed to kids," Paul emphasized2
.Data privacy concerns compound the issue. Paul warned that apps with connections to China could mean non-consensual deepfake nudes of American citizens end up in the hands of the Chinese government due to data-sharing laws. "That's a major privacy violation on top of being a national security risk, particularly if there are political figures who have non-consensual nude imagery created of them," she said
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The Grok Connection and Selective Enforcement
The Tech Transparency Project report arrives amid global outrage over Elon Musk's xAI chatbot Grok, which generated approximately three million sexualized images, including 22,000 involving children
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. Grok and X now face investigations in the EU and UK, plus lawsuits from victims1
. Yet both companies' app stores continue offering access to X and Grok despite removing other nudify apps.Apple even displayed sponsored ads for nudify apps when users searched banned terms. "When you search the word 'nudify' in the App Store, according to their policy, nothing should come up, but not only does Grok come up first, Apple had a sponsored ad for a nudify app," Paul revealed
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. The selective enforcement raises questions about content moderation priorities—both companies swiftly removed the ICEBlock app while allowing deepfake technology to flourish1
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Source: 9to5Mac
What This Means for Platform Accountability
This investigation follows TTP's December report finding 52 apps in Apple's App Store and 18 in Google Play Store connected to U.S.-sanctioned entities tied to the war in Ukraine and human rights abuses in China
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. Both companies subsequently removed those apps and posted jobs for compliance officers. "That was sanctions. That was an area where there are legal consequences," Paul noted. "You can imagine the other harmful apps that are out there where there aren't legal consequences"2
.The gap between policy and enforcement remains stark. While both platforms prohibit apps depicting sexual nudity, nonconsensual imagery tools operated freely, generating substantial revenue. Apps like RemakeFace—capable of creating non-consensual deepfake nudes through face-swapping—remained available on both stores even after the investigation went public
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. Michelle Kuppersmith, an executive director at the nonprofit running TTP, stated: "Apple and Google are supposed to be vetting the apps in their stores. But they've been offering dozens of apps that can be used to show people with minimal or no clothing—making them ripe for abuse"3
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