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Policy · 13h ago

San Francisco Orders Apple, Google to Remove 13 AI Nudify Apps

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from TechRepublic ·

San Francisco officials gave Apple and Google 28 days to remove 13 apps that use AI to create nonconsensual nude images. The apps bypass app-store policies, raising concerns about AI governance and platform accountability. This marks a rare direct government action against app-store content moderation.

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The order tests whether app stores can police AI-generated abuse without explicit regulation, but 28 days is a short timeline for due process.
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