US EditionApple and Google Broke Their Own Rules by Promoting 'Nudify' Apps, Report Says
The Tech Transparency Project said the apps have been downloaded 483 million times and generated more than $122 million in revenue.
- On Wednesday, the Tech Transparency Project reported that Apple and Google search and advertising systems actively promote "nudify" apps, despite both companies maintaining policies prohibiting nonconsensual sexualized imagery.
- So-Called "nudify" apps use AI to alter photographs of real people into explicit imagery, with these tools collectively generating around $122 million in revenue and being downloaded 483 million times according to the report.
- The investigation identified 18 apps on Apple and 20 on Google Play, with 31 of these tools labeled "Everyone," potentially making them accessible to children.
- Apple removed 15 apps identified by TTP, while Google stated it suspended several apps, noting that Google Play "investigates and takes appropriate action" when violations are reported.
- Lawmakers in Minnesota are reportedly considering a ban on such tools, while the Children's Commissioner has called for an immediate prohibition of AI deepfake apps creating explicit imagery.
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Research Reveals that Apple and Google Continue to Display Apps to Generate Ai Nudes in Their Stores
According to a recent research by the organization Tech Transparency Project (TTP), Apple and Google continue to host tools based on artificial intelligence in their respective app stores, App Store and Play Store that allow nude images to be generated, despite the fact that this type of functionality violates their own policies. The report further notes that these apps not only remain available, but that their visibility is enhanced through the…
Apple, Google Offer ‘Nudify’ Apps Despite Policies Against Them
Apple Inc. and Google have continued to offer mobile apps that let users make nonconsensual sexualized images of people despite their policies prohibiting such content, according to a report published Wednesday by the Tech Transparency Project.
Reports indicate that an 'AI app that undresses women' is being distributed on Apple and Google's official app stores.
In recent years, there have been numerous apps that use AI for image editing and creation, but harmful apps have also emerged that use AI to undress women in photos or to superimpose women's faces onto pornographic videos. The Tech Transparency Project (TTP), an IT industry watchdog, has released a report stating that these 'Nudify' apps are distributed on Apple and Google's official app stores, and that users are being lured to these nude-makin…
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