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Meta and Apple carried Kromix, an AI nude-deepfake app, until media questions prompted removal

2026-08-18 | USA | incident | rights, psychological
Our take

Both review systems approved the nudify app. The reviewers, one suspects, were AI.

The facts

Meta approved and ran ads for Kromix, an AI app that generates nonconsensual nude deepfakes of real women, including prominent U.S. politicians. The app was also available on Apple's App Store. Both companies' review systems failed to block the harmful content until media inquiries prompted removal.

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