Teen haunted by fake nudes sues to kill nudify app, block Telegram bots

A 17-year-old girl, who has chosen to remain anonymous, is taking legal action against the controversial app ClothOff. She claims that it has plunged her into a state of 'constant fear' by facilitating the creation and distribution of nonconsensual intimate images and child sexual abuse materials. In her lawsuit, the teenager alleges that ClothOff has intentionally made it alarmingly easy for users to generate harmful content. She also points fingers at Telegram, accusing the social media platform of supporting ClothOff by allowing the use of automated bots that have drawn hundreds of thousands of subscribers to the app. The complaint asserts that ClothOff's influence extends far beyond its singular application. The app reportedly allows users to transform regular Instagram photos into nonconsensual images in just three clicks. The lawsuit reveals that ClothOff is linked to at least ten other similar services that utilize the same technology to undress images of individuals, claiming that their capabilities are continuously being enhanced. The victim's legal team warns that the technology behind ClothOff is accessible through an API, which purportedly enables developers to create private nonconsensual images, including the most extreme types of content, while minimizing the chances of detection. The complaint highlights how easily this API can be integrated, allowing various websites and applications to mass-produce and distribute harmful images of both adults and minors without any oversight. According to the lawsuit, ClothOff generates an astounding average of 200,000 images each day and has attracted over 27 million visitors since its inception. The app also offers a 'premium' content option where users can pay between $2 and $40 using credit cards or cryptocurrencies, allegedly to profit from users seeking to obtain CSAM and nonconsensual intimate images that closely resemble real photographs.