Three 'nudifying' AI services forced to withdraw from Australia, watchdog says
( June 26, 2026, 04:59 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Australia's online safety regulator, the eSafety Commissioner, on Friday said it has forced three more AI "nudifying" services to withdraw from the country after requiring them to implement age-verification measures to protect children from accessing sexually explicit AI-generated content. The action is part of broader enforcement under the 2021 Online Safety Act, with seven of the most-used nudify services in Australia now either offline or complying with age-assurance requirements. The watchdog says these tools are increasingly linked to child sexual exploitation and non-consensual abuse, and it will continue targeting both the services and the platforms that enable access to them.Statement follows. ...
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