While Apple and Google emphasize the strict review processes of their App Store and Google Play Store, a recent investigation report has dealt a heavy blow to these two giants. According to the non-profit advocacy organization Tech Transparency Project (TPP)...Latest surveyIt was discovered that these two platforms still have dozens of "Nudify" (striptease) apps listed, which can generate nude images without consent using AI technology.
Multiple illegal apps have surpassed 7 million downloads, and the platforms involved are profiting from them.
TTP's investigation report points out that although both platforms' policies explicitly prohibit pornographic or unauthorized deepfake content, researchers still found 55 apps with "undressing" functions on the Google Play Store and 47 apps on the App Store.
These apps have had a staggering impact, accumulating over 7 million downloads and generating over $1.17 million in revenue. Since Apple and Google typically take a 15% to 30% commission from in-app purchases or paid downloads, this means that the two tech giants are indirectly profiting from these privacy-violating and digitally sexually abusive apps.
Some of the apps were even approved for children, with Apple listing apps for kids as young as 4+ or 9+ and Google listing for ages 13+. Yet all of them appear to be in direct violation of company policy—even for adult users. pic.twitter.com/bShqEYMpIL
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With lax age limits, children may become targets.
The most ironic point in the report is the age ratings of these apps. Many apps that can generate nude images are actually labeled as "suitable for teenagers" or even children. For example, an app called DreamFace is listed as suitable for ages 13 and up on the Google Play Store, and even more so for ages 9 and up on the App Store.
Grok was mentioned again.
Besides these obscure apps, the report also specifically named xAI's Grok. Although Grok is just a chatbot for xAI, it has been previously proven to be able to be jailbroken to generate deepfake pornographic images of celebrities, and even involve child pornography. Although Elon Musk has vehemently denied that Grok generates nude images of minors (emphasizing that the possibility is extremely low), TTP believes that the platform's control over such high-risk tools is still insufficient.
Official response: Some apps have been removed from app stores.
In response to the allegations, both Apple and Google have taken immediate action. Apple told CNBC that it has removed the 24 apps mentioned in the report, while a Google spokesperson said it has suspended "several" offending apps, but did not disclose the specific number, indicating that although official cleanup has begun, it is still far from the nearly 100 apps mentioned in the report.
