反極端主義組織「戰略對話研究所」（ISD）發布報告指出，儘管主流社交媒體平台明文禁止傳播未經同意的私密影像，YouTube 和 X 等平台卻成為「裸化」應用程式的主要流量入口。研究發現，2025年12月至2026年3月間，社交網路為裸化網站帶來超過570萬次造訪，其中YouTube貢獻了182萬次，佔比超過三成；X則以130萬次位居第二。這些平台上充斥著推廣、評測裸化工具的影片與連結，實質上違反了自身禁止色情內容的政策。
報告揭示，裸化工具的使用門檻極低，部分應用僅需每張圖片一美元即可生成不雅內容，但整個產業年收入估計高達3600萬美元。常見受害者包括現任或前任女友，甚至姊妹、表親等親屬。研究者還發現，使用者的動機並非全然出於色情目的，許多人將其作為報復手段，試圖讓他人丟失工作或毀壞聲譽。2026年1月，X平台上的AI聊天機器人Grok被用來生成未經同意的裸露圖像（包括未成年人），引發強烈譴責。
在法律層面，美國聯邦《Take It Down法案》已於2026年5月全面生效，要求平台在接到受害者投訴後48小時內移除相關影像；明尼蘇達州更成為首個明確禁止裸化應用程式的州。然而報告指出，這些立法並未有效遏制裸化工具的擴散，相關應用反而變得更加普及且易於使用。ISD呼籲採取涵蓋線上線下、政策與教育的系統性協調應對措施，但全球已有超過90所學校出現深偽案例，顯示問題仍在加劇。
A report by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) reveals that mainstream social media platforms, despite having explicit policies against nonconsensual intimate imagery, are serving as major gateways to "nudify" apps and websites. Between December 2025 and March 2026, social networks drove over 5.7 million visits to nudify sites, with YouTube alone accounting for 1.82 million visits—more than 30 percent of all referrals—through videos that reviewed, promoted, and even provided promo codes for these tools. X ranked second with over 1.3 million visits, directly contradicting both platforms' stated content policies.
The report highlights that nudify tools are alarmingly cheap and profitable, with some charging as little as one dollar per image while the industry collectively generates an estimated 36 million dollars in annual revenue. Victims commonly include current and former partners as well as family members such as sisters and cousins. Researchers were struck by the finding that motivations often extend beyond sexual intent, with many users seeking to damage targets' careers and reputations. In January 2026, X faced intense backlash when its AI chatbot Grok was exploited to create nonconsensual nude images, including those of minors, prompting the company to restrict the feature to paid users.
On the legislative front, the US federal Take It Down Act, fully effective since May 2026, requires platforms to remove nonconsensual images within 48 hours of a takedown request, and Minnesota became the first state to specifically ban nudification apps. Despite these legal measures, the ISD report finds that nudify tools have only become more widespread and user-friendly. The organization calls for coordinated, system-wide responses encompassing platform regulation, policy interventions, and digital literacy education in schools. Yet with deepfake incidents reported in over 90 schools worldwide, the proliferation of these tools shows no sign of abating.