Apple removed AI deepfake app after Meta ran ads for it

Apple removed a now-pulled App Store app that let users create AI-generated pornographic deepfakes of real people, after Meta ran ads promoting the app, according to a WIRED report cited by 9to5Mac on August 18, 2026.

TL;DR

• 9to5Mac reported on August 18, 2026 that Apple pulled an App Store app used to create AI-generated pornographic deepfakes of real people.
• The report said Meta had run ads promoting the app.
• One ad featured a woman resembling a prominent US politician, according to WIRED.

9to5Mac cited a WIRED report stating that Meta ran ads for an App Store app that allowed users to create AI-generated pornographic deepfakes of real people. The app was later removed from the App Store.

The reported ads promoted what 9to5Mac described as an AI “nudify” app. According to the excerpt, one of the ads showed a woman resembling a prominent US politician.

The source material does not name the app, the politician, or the date Apple removed the app. The report attributes the underlying details to WIRED and says the app is now pulled from Apple’s App Store.

Related questions

• What did 9to5Mac report Apple removed from the App Store on August 18, 2026?
• What role did Meta play in the promotion of the removed app?
• What did WIRED report about the content of one Meta ad for the app?