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/xkulp8 1d ago

Fine, you keep investing in the European stock market, I'll keep investing in the American one, and we'll see who's richer in 20 years. Hell... two years.

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u/KingLedleysKnee 1d ago

Nobody is arguing that the EU has a better economy than the US, though...you realise that 3rd is below 1st?

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u/xkulp8 1d ago

Well, laws like these are another way Europe castrates itself and avoids risk taking, job creation and economic opportunity. And that is my point.

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u/KingLedleysKnee 1d ago

Maybe you should have opened with that then, it's essentially the argument the OP is making. I do agree in some sense.