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Apple threatened to remove Grok from the App Store over sexualized deepfakes, letter says

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In a letter it sent to senators in January, Apple detailed how it responded to Grok’s ability to generate sexualized deepfakes.

Elon Musk and Tim Cook. Apple said it found X and Grok in violation of its guidelines, according to a letter seen by NBC News.Getty Images

April 14, 2026, 7:09 PM EDT

By David Ingram

Apple privately threatened to remove Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence app, Grok, from its App Store in January after Musk’s xAI failed to do enough to stop it from creating nude or sexualized deepfakes, Apple told senators in a letter that was obtained by NBC News.

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