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San Francisco Orders Apple and Google to Pull AI Nudify Apps — Here's Why India Should Pay Attention
Ars Technica·Monday, 20 July 2026
San Francisco's attorney general has ordered Apple and Google to remove AI-powered 'nudify' apps from their app stores, citing millions in fees earned from apps that generate non-consensual fake nude images. Officials estimate both tech giants profited significantly from hosting these apps. The order is a direct legal challenge to how app stores police harmful AI tools.
Why It Matters
These apps have been widely misused across the world, including in India, where non-consensual intimate imagery is a growing problem for women and young people.
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