Apple purges AI ‘nudify’ apps from App Store after San Francisco demands crackdown on non-consensual deepfakes

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Jul 20, 2026, 5:00 pm379 ptsTrendingTop
Apple has begun removing AI-powered “nudify” apps from its App Store after San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu issued cease-and-desist letters to both Apple and Google, accusing the platforms of facilitating harmful non-consensual intimate imagery. The letters targeted approximately 13 face-swapping and…

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