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 crisis unfolded in full public view and criticism over Apple’s cowardice mounted.

In a letter obtained by NBC News, Apple told US senators it “contacted the teams behind both X and Grok after it received complaints and saw news coverage of the scandal” and demanded that the developers “create a plan to improve content moderation.” …

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