27-03-2026
Amsterdam – During the summary proceedings, Offlimits, supported by Fonds Slachtofferhulp, demanded an immediate ban on the nudify options offered by Grok. The court has prohibited Grok from digitally undressing people who live in the Netherlands. Because Grok does not verify where victims reside, it is no longer allowed to offer this functionality anywhere in the world. If Grok fails to comply, a penalty of €100,000 per day will be imposed, capped at €10 million.
Boekx Advocaten, Fonds Slachtofferhulp, and Offlimits are pleased with the ruling. Robbert Hoving, Managing Director of Offlimits, said: “Today, the court has drawn a clear line: technology is not a license to violate human rights online. Because Grok does not take the victim’s location into account, this groundbreaking ruling extends beyond Dutch borders; it applies worldwide. The message is clear: human dignity always comes before commercial gain.”
Ineke Sybesma, Managing Director of the Victim Support Fund, added: “This is an extremely important step for victims. But it is also a clear signal: this kind of technology cannot exist without limits. We cannot allow so many victims to be harmed by it.”
From law to reality
The case revolves around so-called ‘nudify technology’: AI tools that can create fake nude images of real people with a single click. According to Boekx Advocaten, which represents Offlimits and Fonds Slachtofferhulp, the law provides protection against online sexual violence. Lawyer Otto Volgenant commented: “This is an important milestone. For the first time, a court has banned a ‘undressing’ app. This has global impact. The court’s decision is logical, as nowhere in the world is it permitted to undress people without their explicit consent, neither physically nor online. It is actually absurd that we had to go to court for this.”
In violation of laws and regulations
Nudify tools violate multiple laws and regulations, including the right to privacy, the GDPR, the Digital Services Act (a European law aimed at making the internet safer and more transparent by combating illegal content and protecting users’ fundamental rights), the Criminal Code, civil law standards, and portrait rights. Boekx Advocaten also points to European case law that imposes strict requirements on the distribution of sexual imagery without demonstrable consent.
The ruling
The court delivered its judgment on Thursday, 26 March 2026, granting all of Offlimits’ claims.
