A recent investigation by an online advocacy organization called Tech Transparency Project (TTP) found that the Apple App Store and Google Play Store . These are AI applications that create non-consensual and sexualized images, which is a clear violation of both companies’ store policies.
In total, the survey found 55 such apps on the Google Play Store and 47 on the Apple App Store. Both platforms also still offer access to xAI’s Grok, which is probably the most famous. in the world.
“Apple and Google are supposed to control the apps in their stores. But they offer dozens of apps that can be used to show people with little or no clothing, making them ripe for abuse,” said Michelle Kuppersmith, executive director of the nonprofit that runs TTP.
The apps identified by the report have collectively been downloaded more than 700 million times and generated more than $117 million in revenue. Google and Apple receive a share of this money.
Many apps cited in the survey are considered suitable for teenagers and children. DreamFace, for example, is rated for ages 13 and up in the Google Play Store and ages nine and up in the Apple App Store.
Both companies responded to the survey. Apple says it has removed 24 apps from its store, . However, this figure is far from the 47 applications discovered by TTP researchers. A Google spokesperson said the company had suspended several apps mentioned in the report for violating store policies, but declined to say how many apps it had removed.
This report comes after Elon Musk’s Grok generated sexualized images of the two . In total, the AI chatbot generated around three million sexualized images and 22,000 involving children. .
Company representatives haven’t really responded to these allegations other than sending a which said “Legacy Media Lies”. Musk also stated that he “is not aware of any images of naked minors generated by Grok. Literally zero.”
X’s security account “Anyone who uses or encourages Grok to create illegal content will face the same consequences as if they uploaded illegal content.” Grok turned out to be more open than the company’s real humans, as the chatbot apologized for. create sexualized images of minors.
