App Stores Criticized for Promoting Nudify Apps Despite Policies
A report from the Tech Transparency Project (TTP) claims that Google and Apple's app stores are not only hosting harmful 'nudify' and 'undress' apps but actively encouraging users to download them through search and advertising. These apps can remove clothing from images of women, raising significant privacy and ethical concerns. Despite policies against adult-oriented content, TTP's research found that ads for these apps appeared prominently in search results, suggesting a lack of enforcement by the app stores.