Jul 04, 2025 13:00:00

A whistleblower exposes unknown details about the AI-powered nude-making app 'Clothoff,' which may be linked to the former Soviet Union

Clothoff , an app that allows users to create fake nude images (fake nudes) from images of real people, has caused controversy in the United States and Spain, where male students have created and shared nude images of female students . The operator of Clothoff maintains his anonymity by using AI to generate the face of the CEO, but a former employee who had access to company information has come forward to blow the whistle on Clothoff's structure and projects.

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Clothoff, an AI porn app that uses AI to strip real women of their clothes, is shrouded in mystery, with its operators even processing their voices when answering media phone interviews and using AI to generate photos of the faces of people claiming to be CEOs. In March 2024, The Guardian reported that it had identified people involved with ClothOff, but ClothOff denied this.

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Der Spiegel, a German investigative journalism media, is now reporting on the unknown details of Clothoff based on information obtained from a whistleblower. The whistleblower was initially involved in the development of Clothoff's app, and said, 'I felt like I was part of an exciting startup.' As time went on, employees became obsessed with profits, and as a part of that, they felt responsible for creating many victims of Clothoff, so the whistleblower decided to go public.

First, regarding Clothoff's business, Der Spiegel's past reports have confirmed that in addition to Clothoff, it owns around 10 other nude-imaging services, each of which has hundreds of thousands to millions of monthly viewers. According to the whistleblower, Clothoff has 'acquired an entire network of nude-imaging apps' and is expanding its business.

Clothoff alone has an annual budget of €3 million and is a project involving more than 30 people. There are clear plans and timelines within the company, with specific steps that programmers and social media teams need to complete and by when.

Regarding the 'profit-oriented tendency within the company,' one of the reasons why the whistleblower decided to provide information, Der Spiegel cites Clothoff's marketing as an example. Clothoff advertises on social media and bulletin boards such as Telegram, Reddit, and 4chan using nude images of famous influencers, singers, actresses, etc. with the catchphrase 'Choose who you want to strip,' which is what helped Clothoff gain recognition and take the lead over other nudity apps.

According to campaign materials obtained by Der Spiegel, the target demographic for the ad campaign is 'men between the ages of 16 and 35,' with interests such as 'video games,' 'internet memes,' 'right-wing extremism,' and 'misogynism.' Clothoff is running the campaign in Germany, Spain, France, and the UK, with a marketing budget of 150,000 euros (approximately 25 million yen) allocated to each country.

All of Clothoff's internal documents held by Der Spiegel in its past investigations are written in Russian, and the company's email service is based in Russia. The whistleblower revealed that all of Clothoff's employees work in 'countries that were formerly part of the Soviet Union,' which is consistent with Der Spiegel's previous investigations.