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Nonconsensual Intimate Imagery and Nudification

AI-generated nude or sexualized depictions of real people made without consent, often via "nudify" apps or deepfakes, raising legal and child-safety concerns.

Current stories

productOne report1 publisher

HEYDUDE launched a shoe promo with a UF fraternity ten days after students demanded its removal

Crocs-owned HEYDUDE tagged UF's Theta Chi chapter in a September 25 promo while two former members face sexual cyberharassment charges. The case had already set off a campus outcry, so for brands the partner check has to come before the shoot is booked.

Publishers:wired.com

Reality

Evidence62
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+10
Incentives35
Confidence58
scienceOne report1 publisher

Celebrities who speak out about deepfake sexual abuse can become targets of new deepfakes

University College Cork and University of Limerick psychologists found that celebrity deepfake victims who speak out can be targeted with fresh deepfakes. Victims also meet a myth that fabricated images do no harm, while removal depends on their own time and effort.

Publishers:phys.org

Reality

Evidence45
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+10
Incentives30
Confidence50
securityOne report1 publisher

Contractors grading Copilot image edits see users' photos with faces uncensored

Contractors hired to grade Copilot's image edits see each user's original photo, faces uncensored, beside the request and two AI outputs, 404 Media reported. Microsoft did not say whether users can keep their uploads out of those reviews.

Publishers:malwarebytes.com

Reality

Evidence50
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+5
Incentives40
Confidence50
productConfirmed2 publishers

Two review gates, one nudify app: Meta sold the ads, Apple carried the product

Ads promising deepfake porn of women resembling US politicians cleared Meta's automated ad review, and the app itself sat in Apple's App Store. Both removals followed a WIRED inquiry.

Perspective Coverage

3 publishers
Builder
Builder 22%
Operator
Operator 62%
Investor
Investor 16%

Reality

Evidence75
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+15
Incentives55
Confidence70
productOne report1 publisher

The same anonymous account reposted a nonconsensual video a day after X took it down

Wired's account of Maddie Kowalski's case traces one video across Snapchat, YikYak, group texts and X inside a single afternoon. The one enforcement step it records, a post removal, did not stop the same handle publishing again.

Publishers:wired.com

Reality

Evidence62
Adoption68
Hype gap+8
Incentives45
Confidence58