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Grok’s sexual deepfakes almost got it banned from Apple’s App Store. Almost.

The Verge • 2026-04-15T06:55

Grok’s sexual deepfakes almost got it banned from Apple’s App Store. Almost.

Apple quietly threatened to kick Elon Musk's AI app, Grok, from its App Store in January over its failure to curb the surge of nonconsensual sexual deepfakes flooding X, according to NBC News. It was a muted show of force from one of tech's most powerful gatekeepers, made behind closed doors even as the undressing […]

What happened?

Apple quietly threatened to kick Elon Musk's AI app, Grok, from its App Store in January over its failure to curb the surge of nonconsensual sexual deepfakes flooding X, according to NBC News. It was a muted show of force from one of tech's most powerful gatekeepers, made behind closed doors even as the undressing […]

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Apple quietly threatened to kick Elon Musk's AI app, Grok, from its App Store in January over its failure to curb the surge of nonconsensual sexual deepfakes flooding X, according to NBC News.

It was a muted show of force from one of tech's most powerful gatekeepers, made behind closed doors even as the undressing […]

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