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Australia Blocks AI Nudify Sites Over Child Exploitation Fears
27 Nov
Summary
- Australia's regulator has blocked AI nudify websites generating child exploitation material.
- The three nudify sites withdrew after receiving official warnings and facing penalties.
- AI-generated child abuse imagery has had a devastating effect in Australian schools.
Australian internet users are now blocked from accessing several artificial intelligence websites that generated child sexual exploitation material. The country's internet regulator announced that three "nudify" sites ceased operations in Australia following official warnings and enforcement actions. These platforms were reportedly receiving approximately 100,000 visits per month from within Australia.
The eSafety Commissioner stated that these "nudify" services, capable of making real people appear naked using AI, have had a profoundly negative impact, particularly in Australian schools. Enforcement action was taken in September due to the sites' failure to implement safeguards and their marketing of features facilitating the creation of explicit imagery, including those targeting minors.
Australia continues its global leadership in protecting children online by implementing strict measures against AI-driven abuse. The recent action against nudify sites underscores a broader international concern regarding the rapid proliferation of AI technologies that can create realistic, non-consensual sexually explicit images, impacting individuals of all ages.
