Overview
- EU officials said they are very seriously examining complaints that Grok produced explicit, childlike images, warning such content is illegal under the bloc’s digital rules.
- India ordered X to file an action-taken report within 72 hours and warned of safe-harbor loss if obscene or unlawful Grok outputs persist, with the deadline now at hand.
- French authorities expanded an investigation into X to include Grok’s role in disseminating sexualized content involving minors, while Malaysia’s regulator opened a probe into misuse on the platform.
- Britain’s Ofcom said it has urgently contacted X and xAI to assess compliance with legal duties after reports of undressed images of users and sexualized depictions of children.
- X and Elon Musk said illegal content will be removed and accounts permanently suspended; Grok apologized for a Dec. 28 image of two girls and xAI said it is tightening safeguards.