Teen accounts can still download nudify apps from Apple and Google stores, report finds
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A Tech Transparency Project report says test accounts registered as 13-year-olds downloaded 135 apps that can strip clothing from images or place faces onto nude bodies, despite Apple and Google bans on such apps.
The researchers found that both companies largely rely on developers to rate app suitability, and some nudify apps were rated appropriate for children as young as four or nine. Apple and Google said they removed or restricted apps after the report.
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AIA Tech Transparency Project report says test accounts registered as 13-year-olds downloaded 135 apps that can strip clothes from images or swap faces onto nude bodies, despite Apple and Google bans. The researchers found the companies largely rely on developers to rate app suitability, and some nudify apps were rated appropriate for children as young as four or nine. Apple and Google said they removed or restricted apps after the report.
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