WWDC critics want Apple to ban Elon Musk’s software

Apple’s big conference is today, and protesters are using the opportunity to call on the company to remove “nudify apps” from the App Store and pull “known” child abuse apps from iCloud.

Outside the visitor center at Apple’s Cupertino campus, protesters held up a large sign saying: “Apple is run by child abuse” and asked incoming CEO John Ternus “What are you going to do?” The critics come from UltraVioletwomen’s advocacy group, and Heat Initiativea group that aims to “hold technology companies accountable for supporting and profiting from child exploitation.”

Apple and Google went down great light earlier this year by continuing to keep apps like xAI’s Grok in their app stores even though users were able to create nonconsensual sexualized deepfakes. In the documents published at the show, the organization says that “47 nudify apps have been found on Apple’s App Store” and that “Apple has made about $117 million from nudity apps,” including “about $35+ million from Grok alone,” citing sources. Tech Transparency Project. UltraViolet too website page dedicated to his protests today.

Apple already plans were cancelled Scan photos stored in iCloud for child abuse photos for privacy purposes.

Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.