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Grok and other ‘nudification’ apps offered by Google and Apple put Silicon Valley at center of global outrage
Grok generated 3 million sexualized images in 11 days, prompting lawsuits, regulator probes, app removals, and country-wide bans over non-consensual AI-created content.
- Grok's rapid image output led French prosecutors to raid X offices last week, as investigations by the European Commission and UK privacy watchdog are underway.
- Users exploited nudification apps, including tools that found 55 apps in Google Play and 47 in Apple’s App Store that could modify images of women without consent, and over 20,000 apparent children.
- In January, a lawsuit by Ashley St. Clair alleged xAI's Grok generated `countless sexually abusive, intimate, and degrading` images, and California's attorney general announced an investigation, now underway.
- Despite removals, Apple deleted 28 apps and warned developers, while Google suspended most and both still list Grok, as authorities investigate ongoing violations.
- Advocates warn laws like the Take It Down Act of 2025 and California's Assembly Bill 621, which mandate a 48-hour removal period, highlight broader gender and cultural issues in tech, critics say.
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Grok and other ‘nudification’ apps offered by Google and Apple put Silicon Valley at center of global outrage
Apps that allow women and girls to be digitally stripped have sparked investigations from California to Europe.
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