Apple and Google Reportedly Still Offering Sexual Deepfake Apps

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – Apple and Google are reportedly still offering nudify apps in their app stores, despite both companies having policies that prohibit pornography and explicit sexual content. These apps are not only still available but are also actively promoted on the iOS App Store and Google Play, according to a report by the Tech Transparency Project (TTP). Nudify apps refer to AI-based applications that can transform a person’s photo or video into sexual deepfakes. Based on TTP’s findings, many of these apps are labelled “E” or “Everyone”, meaning they can be downloaded by children. TTP also revealed that searching for keywords like “nudify”, “undress”, and similar terms on the iOS App Store or Google Play directs users to various apps capable of turning real people’s photos into appearing nude or inserting them into pornographic videos. “These platforms are key actors in the spread of AI tools that can turn real people into sexualised images,” TTP stated in its report, as cited by Engadget on Thursday (16/4/2026). The group found at least 18 nudify apps on the Apple App Store and 20 similar apps on Google Play. Some of them openly display sexual content in their marketing, while others do not explicitly advertise the function but can still be used to create sexual deepfake content. All the apps have reportedly been downloaded around 483 million times and generated revenue of about $122 million. “Apple and Google are not only failing to review the apps, they are also approving them and profiting from them. In fact, they are actively directing users to nudify apps,” said TTP director Katie Paul. Both Apple and Google are known to have policies prohibiting sexual and pornographic content. Google even has specific rules banning “nudify” type apps. However, according to the report, both platforms still find loopholes in the app review process.