EU Bans AI-Generated CSAM and Nudifier Apps Under Digital Omnibus Amendment

The Council of the European Union gave final approval on 29 June 2026 to a regulation adding a new prohibition to the EU AI Act explicitly banning AI practices that generate non-consensual sexual and intimate content or child sexual abuse material. AI systems that generate nude images of real people or edit clothing out of existing photos to reveal intimate body parts are set to be banned as of December 2026, with the grace period for existing providers to implement transparency solutions for AI-generated content reduced from six months to three months and a new compliance deadline of 2 December 2026.

Blanket prohibition of AI tools after images have been generated addresses the harm downstream; real-time detection at the point where a user solicits, shares or threatens distribution of CSAM or non-consensual intimate imagery addresses the harm upstream. Backed by Startmate and a Meta Business Partner, Guardii's anti-CSAM and anti-sextortion detection modules identify the conversational signatures of material solicitation, coercion to produce imagery, and threats to distribute in live direct-message exchanges across social platforms. The technology blocks or flags the hostile contact before it reaches the target, surfaces the child or adult victim to the appropriate authority, and enables rapid escalation in an emergency, detecting threat patterns in the structure and escalation of a conversation rather than requiring blanket surveillance of content.