Google Suspends 5 AI Nudification Apps After San Francisco Demand
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Updated · Ars Technica · Jul 17
Google Suspends 5 AI Nudification Apps After San Francisco Demand
3 articles · Updated · Ars Technica · Jul 17
Summary
Five apps flagged by San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu were suspended from Google Play after his office demanded Apple and Google remove 13 AI nudification apps.
Chiu’s cease-and-desist letters said the stores were violating California laws barring support for deepfake pornography services that generate non-consensual explicit images.
Google said the apps breached its harmful-content rules and that it has already suspended hundreds of similar apps while restricting search terms such as “nudify” in the store.
Wired reported one unnamed app had more than 1 million downloads, underscoring Chiu’s warning that the tools are widely used to bully, humiliate and threaten women and children.
Chiu’s office estimates Apple and Google likely made millions of dollars in fees from the apps, widening pressure on app stores to improve detection and enforcement.