Apple, Google Offer ‘Nudify’ Apps Despite Policies Against Them

Apple Inc and Google have continued to offer mobile apps that let users make nonconsensual sexualized images of people despite their policies prohibiting such content, according to a report published Wednesday by the Tech Transparency Project.

Searching for terms like “nudify” and “undress” in the Apple and Google app download stores gives customers access to software that can be used to alter images of celebrities and others to make them appear nude or in a state of partial undress, according to the group, a research arm of the nonprofit Campaign for Accountability. The companies also run ads for similar nudifying apps in their search results.

Apps identified by the group have been downloaded 483 million times and generated $122 million in revenue, according to the report, which cited revenue estimates from market researcher AppMagic. A spokesperson for AppMagic…