Apple tightens App Store rules on AI nudify tools
Apple expanded its App Store rules to explicitly target artificial-intelligence tools that create non-consensual intimate images and apps that conceal undocumented capabilities during review, the Verge, MacRumors, 9to5Mac and Techmeme reported. Developers must proactively prevent and remove such deepfakes, strengthening an existing ban on sexually explicit content.
Why it matters
The rules put more responsibility on platforms to prevent abusive AI imagery before and after approval.
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Part of the October 17, 2026 brief.