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AI-summarised brief · reviewed before publication

Apple updated its App Review Guidelines on October 16 to tighten controls on apps that generate or distribute non‑consensual intimate imagery, including AI‑created pornographic content. The revision targets “bait‑and‑switch” tactics, where apps appear compliant during review but reveal hidden adult features afterward. New rules require proactive content moderation, user reporting, and blocking capabilities for objectionable material. Apple also clarified that apps facilitating human trafficking or child exploitation will be removed and barred from alternative distribution.