Apple Bans AI Nudify Apps: New App Store Rule 2.5.19 Explained
Apple just drew the hardest line the App Store has ever drawn against AI-generated abuse imagery. In an update to the App Store Review Guidelines announced Friday, October 16, 2026, the company explicitly banned AI "nudify" apps — software that uses artificial intelligence to generate nonconsensual intimate imagery of real people — and created a brand-new rule targeting apps that hide harmful features behind a clean-looking submission. For developers building AI image tools, the message is simple: Apple will now remove your app and terminate your developer account. The changes were announced in Apple's developer news posts on Friday afternoon and quickly reported by MacRumors, 9to5Mac, and TechCrunch. Here's what changed, which apps are in the crosshairs, and what every AI app developer needs to understand right now. What Apple Changed: Three Rules, One Message Guideline 1.2 (User-Generated Content). This section now requires apps to proactively prevent and remove...