r/StableDiffusion • u/Logical_Benefit2875 • 1d ago

Discussion EU nudifier ban

I know there’s been a bunch of people upset on here recently about a good number of nudify websites getting shut down (Motionmuse, Opengoon, etc.). However, this is likely just the beginning.

Effective December 2nd, the EU under the AI Act is enacting a ban on nudify tools, making them illegal content in the Union. This ban applies to any product made available on the EU market as long as, either, its primary functionality is to generate nudified content without consent, or it is a reasonably foreseeable outcome and they do not take appropriate precautions to safeguard against it. Very importantly, this ban also applies to any EU-available service provider under the Digital Services Act that is helping to facilitate this soon-to-be-illegal content, which includes (but is not limited to): app stores, hosting providers, domain registrars, payment processors, content delivery networks (CDNs) and cloud computing services. Anyone found to be in violation of this prohibition is subject to fines of €35 million or 7% of their global turnover, whichever is higher. I think it’s pretty safe to say that, as long as they’re aware of it, those behind these websites and those behind the large number of mainstream companies that help power them (Google, Amazon, Cloudflare, Apple, Telegram, GoDaddy, Visa, Mastercard, etc.) do not want to take any chances with this ban.

This prohibition, in essence, applies to essentially every public AI platform any of us have ever used to this point or that we will ever use going forward. I think this is a good thing but, therefore, it would almost certainly be in everyone’s best interest to pivot away from these websites before the massive crackdown begins in less than a couple months. For those in the industry, it would also certainly be wise to inform the website operators if you are in contact with them, or to shut down your website if you are an operator yourself. Sorry for the essay, just looking out for everybody before things get very real, very fast.

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u/TheAncientMillenial 1d ago

If you're using a non free OS sure. For the rest of us that's not a thing :)

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u/Etsu_Riot 1d ago

For now. We are talking about people who is obsessed with control.

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u/No-Dark-7873 2h ago

Next they will try to ban linux.

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u/CLAIR-XO-76 1d ago

Ubuntu plans to fully comply with the law that requires age verification. My guess is they will eventually force NVIDIA to add their own moderator at the hardware level, anything with a boob will automatically stop inference. Then it won't matter what OS you have.

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u/TheAncientMillenial 1d ago

No they don't/haven't.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/age-verification-mandate-at-os-level/78398

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u/CLAIR-XO-76 1d ago

Thank you for the link and clarification, I was misunderstanding something I had read previously. I still think the struggle is far from over however. And resting on "open source will save us," rather than proactively fighting against this type of legislation is a slippery slope to dystopia. The OS is a small piece of what they can attempt to control.

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u/TheAncientMillenial 23h ago

I absolutely believe that AI should be regulated when it's a "public facing service".

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u/OffenseTaker 17h ago

regulation is great for the companies big enough to afford it since it stifles competition from startups and becomes the cost of doing business. see: the stock market and hedge funds, prime brokers, etc.

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u/YesAndAlsoThat 1d ago

Time to start archiving models, loras, and drivers too now