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Parents · Issue 3 ·

Deepfakes, Nudify Apps and the Take It Down Act

Hi there,

As promised: practical steps for dealing with deepfakes and "nudify" apps.

These apps turn ordinary photos into fake nudes. NCMEC warns that AI bullying content is often created by classmates. The harm is real, even when the image isn't.

New lately: store rules, October 16, 2026

Apple strengthened rules against nonconsensual intimate imagery and hidden nudification features. On October 19, advocacy group Tech Transparency Project reported that teen test accounts accessed nudify-capable apps despite parental controls. Its testing included parent-approved downloads. Apple says it prohibits nudify apps; Google told TTP it suspended violating apps and restricted related searches. Controls help, but aren't a force field.

What the Take It Down Act means for you

Covered platforms must remove qualifying intimate images shared without consent, including AI fakes, within 48 hours of a valid request. If a platform fails to act or offers no reporting process, report it at TakeItDown.ftc.gov. That isn't a guarantee every copy disappears everywhere.

If it happens to your child

  1. Stay calm. Tell them it's not their fault. Keep checking in afterward.
  2. Don't ask them to send you the image. Don't download or forward it.
  3. Use Take It Down together only if the image is already on their device. It's anonymous: a digital fingerprint goes to participating platforms; the image stays on the device. NCMEC says it helps with real or AI-made explicit images of minors. It works on participating public or unencrypted services, not the whole internet.
  4. Report the content directly to the platform too. Don't have the file? Use CyberTipline instead of downloading it.
  5. Report threats or blackmail to CyberTipline or 1-800-843-5678.

StopNCII.org is for adults submitting images of themselves as adults, not childhood images.

Tonight's talk: "Have you heard of apps that make fake nudes? You can always come to me."

Next week: setting up a new phone or tablet before the holidays.

Forward this to a parent friend.

Cheers,

Team GiggleByte

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