San Francisco city attorney David Chiu sent cease-and-desist letters to Apple and Google on Thursday, July 16, 2026, demanding they remove 13 "face-swap" apps — eight in the App Store and five in Google Play — that can be used to generate nonconsensual AI nude images. The letters cite California law barring support services for deepfake pornography, note the apps use in-app payments from which the platforms take a cut, and say the companies should sever ties with the developers; Chiu's office previously acted against 16 deepfake websites. Google said it has suspended hundreds of violating apps, including the five flagged, and restricted search terms like "nudify". Apple said it removed three flagged apps and is terminating those developer accounts, with four other developers warned.