Nudify apps that strip clothing from a single photo to generate nude images are proliferating online, deepening deepfake abuse targeting minors in schools. As tools that synthesize nude images of real people become cheap and easy to use, parents, schools and police are struggling to protect young victims, according to reporting .
June 13, 2026 · Special Report
'Nudify' AI Tools Are Spreading Into Schools
Apps that fabricate explicit images from a single face photo have become cheap, fast, and ubiquitous — fueling a new wave of bullying that targets students and teachers alike.
102
nudify apps found on the App Store & Google Play
700M+
worldwide downloads of those apps
$117M
estimated annual revenue generated
~1/3
of surveyed teens depicted without consent
AI-Generated Child Abuse Videos Exploded in One Year
Verified AI-generated child sexual abuse videos, 2024 → 2025 — a roughly 280× jump.
How the threat changed
Deepfakes once needed thousands of photos and only reached celebrities. Now a single image is enough — and anyone is a target.
~2015
1,000s of photos required · celebrities only
→
2026
1 face photo or 10 sec of audio · anyone online
Pricing example: $29.99 per image · $59.99 per video — promoted via a network of ~45,000 accounts. One service generated an estimated 3 million explicit images in 11 days, ~23,000 appearing to depict children.
Where the law is pushing back
Take It Down Act: federal crime to publish non-consensual intimate images, AI ones included
Federal enforcement began May 2026; 48-hour platform removal duty
FTC warning letters sent to nudify sites; EU weighing an outright ban
Where it falls short
Weak reach into private group-chat sharing and already-downloaded files
App-store search bans bypassed via websites and other apps
Minor perpetrators often fail to grasp the legal risks
In schools today: ~50 students targeted at one Iowa high school by classmates using a nudify tool · a Massachusetts daughter's deepfake spread on Snapchat · an Indianapolis teacher forced to transfer after students fabricated explicit images of her.
Continue reading The rest of this article is for AI News Blitz readers. Choose an option below to keep reading.
Already purchased? Sign in ✓ Signed in — this article isn’t included in your current plan.Unlocking the full article…