United States of America: United States Senators sent letter to Apple and Google requesting removal of X and Grok apps from app stores

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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…

Scope

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
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2026-01-09
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On 9 January 2026, three United States Senators sent a letter to Apple and Google requesting the en…