- The original article reports that Apple revised its App Review guidelines to ban apps that use AI to create offensive content. Nude-synthesis apps are apps that create images of people in photos with their clothes removed.
- According to the original article, Apple bans apps that appear to be ordinary apps during review and then reveal nude-synthesis features after approval. This tactic is called bait-and-switch. The policy also says apps that add features after submission that were not present at submission will be removed.
- An Apple blog post says apps that handle user-uploaded content must filter out offensive material and provide a reporting function and a way to block abusive accounts. The original article does not confirm how strictly this will be enforced.
- According to the original article, Apple blocked more than 150,000 apps from release during review last year and removed 190,000 3thousand developer accounts over fraud and abuse. The city of San Francisco ordered Apple and Google to remove nude-synthesis apps in July.
O: A developer relations manager who is responsible for changing app review standards may find these guidelines worth using as a baseline when checking their own apps against submission history for any features added after approval.
X: The source only conveys Apple's announcement and the guideline wording, so it is not confirmed how these standards will actually be enforced in app review, and this needs to be checked directly.