United States of America: United States Senators letter to Apple and Google requesting enforcement of app store terms against X and Grok apps
Progress
Current status
adopted
09 Jan 2026 adopted
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
ML and AI development
software provider: app stores
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
United States Senators sent letter to Apple and Google requesting removal of X and Grok apps from app stores
On 9 January 2026, three United States Senators sent a letter to Apple and Google requesting the enforcement of app store terms of service and the removal of X Corp's X and Grok apps due to the mass generation of nonconsensual sexualised images of w…
SourceEvent type
outline
Action type
adoption
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament