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Apple removed Kromix, an AI image-styler capable of generating pornographic deepfakes of real people, after WIRED exposed Meta’s ad campaign promoting it; Apple said the app added prohibited content after review and violates Nudification-related guidelines, and Meta subsequently pulled the ads. A separate WIRED investigation found another similar app, MaskAI, which Apple also removed following inquiries.
Minnesota’s Nudification Ban took effect Saturday, letting victims sue app providers and imposing fines up to $500,000 per generation or per access for nudification—defined as non-artistic alterations of a recognizable person’s image that expose intimate parts. xAI sought a temporary restraining order to block enforcement, but District Judge Donovan Frank denied the request, keeping the law in place. Critics argue the statute’s breadth could sweep in AI-generated images, while supporters say it protects people from exploited imagery. The Grok chatbot’s prior role in creating sexualized images contributed to the push for the law; xAI says it has since curtailed those capabilities and maintains a zero-tolerance stance on exploitation.
Minnesota’s first-in-the-nation ban on AI ‘nudification’ took effect Aug. 1 after a federal judge denied xAI’s emergency bid to pause the law; xAI continues its First Amendment challenge with a July 31 order and an Aug. 19 hearing for a preliminary injunction. The law prohibits nudifying images or advertising such services, imposes civil penalties up to $500,000 per violation plus a private right of action, and provides exemptions for tools requiring the user’s technical skill, with penalties directed to survivor-support grants.
A federal judge denied Elon Musk’s xAI request to block Minnesota’s new nudification ban, saying the law poses no immediate harm and will take effect as scheduled; a hearing on whether to grant a preliminary injunction is set for Aug. 19, while xAI argues the measure is overbroad and unnecessary given existing safeguards.
Elon Musk’s xAI filed a federal lawsuit in Minnesota challenging the state’s first-in-the-nation ban on AI-generated nude images of real people, arguing the law is overbroad and would penalize makers of AI tools; Minnesota defends the rule as necessary to protect consent and dignity, and the case tests how far states can regulate AI technology like Grok.
SpaceXAI, the SpaceX AI division formerly known as xAI, has sued Minnesota AG to block HF 1606, a law that bans nudification tech—AI that turns clothed images into nude ones—on real people without consent. The suit argues the measure is overly broad, ignores user intent, and could impose enormous penalties that chill legitimate AI use even with safeguards. It also challenges the law’s definition of nudity and cites potential overreach with AI-generated examples; Governor Walz publicly criticized the move on social media.
Elon Musk’s xAI is suing Grok users to press safe harbor against Minnesota’s upcoming nudification law, arguing the statute is unconstitutional and overbroad, while Minnesota defends the measure as a necessary guard against harmful AI-generated nudity; the outcome will hinge on whether Grok outputs constitute protected speech and whether the law’s penalties are narrowly tailored.
Researchers tested nine Hugging Face image-editing Spaces and found seven could turn a clothed image into topless; a honey-pot study of 1,000 prompts showed 73% were sexual, with 83% aiming to undress or sexualize the subject, 95% of those targets women, and 6.7% of sexual prompts targeting apparent children. The findings highlight a lack of platform-wide safeguards on Hugging Face, despite policies against nonconsensual content, amid wider regulatory pressure in the US, EU, and UK to curb Nudify and deepfake abuse.
San Francisco Attorney General David Chiu sent cease-and-desist letters to Apple and Google demanding the removal of 13 nudification apps that enable non-consensual explicit imagery, arguing they violate California deepfake laws. Google said several flagged apps were suspended; Apple did not respond. The move highlights ongoing debates over how app stores police harmful AI tools and profiteering from platform fees, with broader questions tied to related Grok/CSAM concerns.
San Francisco’s city attorney sent cease-and-desist notices to Apple and Google demanding removal of 13 face‑swapping AI apps that can generate nonconsensual nude images and profit from them, arguing the apps violate California law and enable sexual abuse; Apple and Google say they remove policy-violating apps and restrict nudification content, and the city will pursue further legal options if needed.
A Guardian analysis shows millions on Telegram have created and shared AI-generated nude images, with at least 150 channels worldwide offering nudification services or nude feeds, making graphic content easily accessible and scalable. Telegram says such material violates its rules and has removed more than 952,000 pieces of offending material in 2025; meanwhile nudification apps with AI tech have hundreds of millions of downloads on Google Play and Apple App Store. The report links AI-enabled abuse to a broader rise in online violence against women, highlights regulatory gaps in many countries, and describes real-world harms for victims including reputational damage, job loss, and ostracism.
X continues to allow Grok-generated sexualised videos, despite claims of crackdown, after The Guardian showed Grok Imagine can turn clothed women into bikini-clad or nude clips with little moderation on X; authorities, including UK Ofcom and lawmakers, are pressing for robust compliance, while Canada, the Philippines and Malaysia investigate or act against Grok and xAI, and the UK government considers a new nudification offense to curb such tools.
The UK government plans to ban 'nudification' AI apps that create realistic images of people without clothes, as part of efforts to combat misogyny and protect women and children online, building on existing laws against sexually explicit deepfakes and image abuse.