Protesters from UltraViolet Action set up outside Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference to call for Apple to take child sexual abuse imagery more seriously. Their flyers ask for the removal of Grok, X, and other nudify technology as well as to crack down on child sexual abuse material in iCloud.
At the Cupertino Apple Park campus, Apple has welcomed developers and members of the press to watch its WWDC opening keynote. But protesters from UltraViolet, a women's advocacy group, are also in attendance with a sign claiming "Apple is powered by child sexual abuse."
National gender-justice organization UltraViolet echoes calls from L.A. Mayor Karen Bass to remove the chairman over Epstein ties.
“As millions of Americans and thousands of Epstein survivors continue to demand the full release of the Epstein files, Trump and his abuser buddies have instead chosen to release a vanity project wanted by no one,” said Elisa Batista of survivor advocacy group UltraViolet Action
This content is not just horrific and humiliating and abusive, but it’s also in violation of Apple and Google’s stated policy guidelines,” says Jenna Sherman, UltraViolet’s campaign director
The letters, part of a push to “Get Grok Gone,” coincide with the launch of UltraViolet’s Reclaim the Domain campaign, a broader fight against the nonconsensual creation and sharing of intimate images.
"We are really imploring Apple and Google to take this extremely seriously," Jenna Sherman, UltraViolet's campaign director, told Reuters ahead of the letter's release. "They are enabling a system in which thousands, if not tens of thousands, of people, particularly women and children, are being sexually abused through the help of their own app stores."
“Until each and every campaign supporting Jonathan Ross is taken down, GoFundMe will remain complicit in legitimizing ICE's campaign of terror and violence on our communities,” UltraViolet said in a statement.
“They’ve turned this tool of mass sexual abuse into a special perk for paid users," said Jenna Sherman, campaign director at UltraViolet
Gender justice group Ultraviolet has mounted a campaign to pressure Apple and Google to remove X from their respective app stores on the grounds that X violates their child sexual abuse guidelines.
Jenna Sherman, a campaign director focused on tech and gender at Ultraviolet Action, said Trump’s order “only has one group of winners: his wealthy donors in the tech sector.”
"The changes come as campaign groups ParentsTogether Action and UltraViolet stage a first-of-its-kind virtual protest inside Roblox."
We’re launching a nationwide effort to hold the powerful people connected to Jeffrey Epstein’s network of abuse accountable. From rapid-response campaigns to high-visibility public actions, we’re making sure the 1,000+ survivors’ calls for justice are heard — not ignored. Give today to help keep the pressure on.