Apple pressured Grok to curb sexual deepfakes or risk removal from App Store
TL;DR
Apple reportedly told NBC News it contacted X and Grok after complaints about nonconsensual sexual deepfakes and demanded a plan to improve content moderation; while X was deemed largely in compliance, Grok remained out of compliance at the time, prompting a behind‑the‑scenes push that eventually led to Grok’s submission being approved after improvements, though safeguards remained imperfect.
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