Apple ordered to remove 8 AI nudify apps from App Store

TL;DR: San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu sent cease-and-desist letters on July 17, 2026, ordering Apple and Google to remove eight AI nonconsensual undressing apps from their app stores.

San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu sent cease-and-desist letters to Apple and Google on July 17, 2026, demanding that the companies remove eight AI nonconsensual undressing, or “nudify,” apps from the App Store and Google Play. 9to5Mac reported the action and later updated its report at 4:29 p.m. ET after Apple provided additional information.

The 9to5Mac report said the letters targeted apps that use artificial intelligence to generate fake nude images of people without their consent. The report identified Apple and Google as the companies that received the legal demands from the San Francisco city attorney.

9to5Mac’s article stated that Apple contacted the publication with more information after the original story was published. The source excerpt provided here does not name the eight apps or describe Apple’s response in detail.

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