FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 19, 2026

Contact: Michael Clauw, mclauw@campaignforaccountability.org, 202.780.5750

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new investigation by the Tech Transparency Project (TTP) found that accounts registered as 13-year-olds could easily find and download dozens of “nudify” apps in the Apple and Google app stores. The apps, which can strip the clothes off people in photos or put them into pornographic videos, could be downloaded by the 13-year-old test accounts even when parental controls were enabled.

The findings highlight Apple and Google’s key role in enabling the spread of nudify apps to minors, as schools and communities across the country struggle with young people targeting their classmates and even teachers with AI-generated sexual deepfakes.

Read TTP’s Report.

“Even when parents and schools do everything right to prevent teens from accessing AI-powered nudify apps, Apple and Google still make them available. By letting these wildly inappropriate apps skate by with low age restrictions, the companies send a harmful signal to young people that using nudify apps is somehow okay,” said Michelle Kuppersmith, executive director of Campaign for Accountability, which runs TTP.

TTP created Google and Apple test accounts for 13-year-old boys to see whether activating the companies’ parental controls prevented access to “nudify” apps on their app stores. On both platforms, parent-supervised accounts were still able to access dozens of apps capable of using AI to strip clothes off people or put them into sexually explicit videos. TTP’s 13-year-old test accounts accessed a total of 135 nudify apps. Altogether, these apps have been downloaded 5.5 billion times and have generated $3.9 billion in revenue.

Although Apple and Google blocked some obvious searches including “nudify,” “undress,” and “deepfake,” the accounts for 13-year-olds were still able to find and download nudify apps by searching terms like “face swap,” “AI video generator,” and “AI try on.” Apple and Google also served ads for nudify apps directly to TTP’s test accounts.

Although Apple and Google have policies in place that should stop nudify apps from being accessible to minors, both companies rely on developers to self-report app functions that might qualify them for a higher age rating. As a result, apps with sexual content, including nudify apps, are often inaccurately rated as suitable for minors.

During the investigation, both Apple and Google removed some of the nudify apps that surfaced in TTP’s searches. Yet, removing the apps from the stores still left them downloaded and functional on TTP’s test phones—suggesting the companies’ post-facto enforcement may fail to prevent ongoing harm.

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