Apple Pulls AI Nudification App Kromix After Meta Ad Campaign
The removal shows Apple is actively hunting apps that pass initial review and then add nudification features, with WIRED reporting multiple such apps to Apple for removal.
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Apple removed AI nudification app Kromix from the App Store after WIRED reported that Meta ran ads for it targeting male users. The ads included AI-generated deepfake porn featuring a woman resembling a prominent American female politician. Meta halted its 32-ad campaign. Apple stated Kromix passed initial review before adding prohibited content.
Apple removed Kromix from the App Store after WIRED contacted the company about the app, which generates deepfake pornography of real people. Meta halted a 32-ad promotional campaign for Kromix that targeted only male users after WIRED reached out.
Apple said Kromix passed its initial review and then added prohibited content and nudification features. The company said it is actively working to identify and remove apps and developer accounts that attempt to circumvent its processes.
WIRED has reported other nudification apps to Apple beyond Kromix, including MaskAI, which let users composite faces onto sexual content. Apple removed each one. San Francisco District Attorney David Chiu has separately ordered Apple and Google to remove nudification apps from their stores.
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