How AI nudify apps are proliferating on social media
Jul 27, 2026 · 6m
Summary
Marketplace Tech investigates how AI apps creating non-consensual nude images have become a multi-million dollar industry, promoted widely on major social media platforms. Host Megan McCarty Carino speaks with Sina Laubenstein from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue about their report finding hundreds of sites and ads for these tools. The discussion covers platform responses, legal challenges under the Take It Down Act, and calls for stricter oversight of app stores and payment processors.
Topics discussed
Ad: Cornerstone workforce intelligence platform
Report on AI nudification tools and social media promotion
Ad: Cornerstone workforce intelligence platform
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Ad: Capital One Commercial Bank
Platform responses and app store takedowns
Legal challenges and payment ecosystem oversight
San Francisco cease and desist against app stores
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