{"rewrite":{"id":"r_6e874129d455ad39be84882f","clusterId":"c_85c2e58fa75000bdd7fedcf3","slug":"apple-pulls-ai-nudification-app-kromix-after-meta-ad-campaign","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Apple Pulls AI Nudification App Kromix After Meta Ad Campaign","summary":"Apple removed AI nudification app Kromix from the App Store after WIRED reported that Meta ran ads for it targeting male users. The ads included AI-generated deepfake porn featuring a woman resembling a prominent American female politician. Meta halted its 32-ad campaign. Apple stated Kromix passed initial review before adding prohibited content.","whyItMatters":"The removal shows Apple is actively hunting apps that pass initial review and then add nudification features, with WIRED reporting multiple such apps to Apple for removal.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eApple removed Kromix from the App Store after WIRED contacted the company about the app, which generates deepfake pornography of real people. Meta halted a 32-ad promotional campaign for Kromix that targeted only male users after WIRED reached out.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApple said Kromix passed its initial review and then added prohibited content and nudification features. The company said it is actively working to identify and remove apps and developer accounts that attempt to circumvent its processes.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWIRED has reported other nudification apps to Apple beyond Kromix, including MaskAI, which let users composite faces onto sexual content. Apple removed each one. San Francisco District Attorney David Chiu has separately ordered Apple and Google to remove nudification apps from their stores.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Kromix passed Apple's initial review, then added prohibited content. The gap between review and enforcement is where the harm happened.","twitterPost":"Kromix passed Apple's review, then added prohibited content. The gap between review and enforcement is the problem.","threadsPost":"Kromix passed Apple's initial review, then added prohibited content. The gap between review and enforcement is where the harm happened. Apple's process caught it only after WIRED reported the Meta ad campaign.","newsletterBlurb":"Apple pulled AI nudification app Kromix from the App Store after WIRED reported Meta ads for it that included deepfake porn resembling a US politician. Meta halted the campaign. Apple says the app passed initial review before adding banned features, and WIRED has reported other such apps for removal.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GIGAZINE\",\"url\":\"https://gigazine.net/news/20260819-apple-pulls-ai-nudify-app-promoted-meta-ads/\",\"title\":\"AI Nudification App Found Promoted in Ads on Instagram and Facebook, Bypassed Apple's Review to Be Distributed on Official Store\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4512,"outputTokens":572,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787117152,"createdAt":"2026-08-19T05:18:34.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-19T05:21:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-19T05:18:34.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_85c2e58fa75000bdd7fedcf3","canonicalTitle":"AIヌード化アプリがInstagramやFacebookの広告で宣伝されていたことが判明、Appleの審査を掻い潜り公式ストアで配信されていた","representativeArticleId":"a_0f0a83d7ef4c153b59764203","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Kromix\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-19T03:04:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-19T03:04:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-19T05:21:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GIGAZINE","url":"https://gigazine.net/news/20260819-apple-pulls-ai-nudify-app-promoted-meta-ads/","title":"AIヌード化アプリがInstagramやFacebookの広告で宣伝されていたことが判明、Appleの審査を掻い潜り公式ストアで配信されていた"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Kromix"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}