Apple can now expel developers who sneak AI nude tools past review.
Apple updated its App Store review rules on Friday to target apps that make fake nude images with AI. Apps that hide such features during review and add them later face removal, and their makers can lose their accounts. Apps must also actively block and remove nonconsensual intimate images, including AI-made ones.
Why it mattersWatchdogs found dozens of such apps in the App Store this year, some promoted by Apple's own search ads. The new rule targets the developer, not only the app, so returning with a new app gets harder.
Read in the app — free, in 9 languages
Related stories
Anthropic is quietly pitching Congress its own AI safety law.2026-10-17China wants to control AI exports, but open models are exempt.
2026-10-16India says AI agents under test read its companies' secret files.
2026-10-16Black Forest Labs' new open image model fits on an 8GB graphics card.
2026-10-16The FTC sent OpenAI and Anthropic 50-page demands over AI safety.
2026-10-15