Overview
- UK regulator Ofcom opened a formal investigation into X over Grok’s sexualized images, including alleged depictions of children, with possible fines up to £18 million or 10% of global turnover.
- The UK government said it will start enforcing this week a law criminalizing the non‑consensual creation of intimate images and plans to outlaw apps that digitally undress people.
- Malaysia has instructed lawyers to file suit against X and xAI and, together with Indonesia, has blocked access to Grok over repeated misuse and child‑safety concerns.
- The European Commission ordered X to preserve all Grok‑related documents and is weighing action under the Digital Services Act, while Germany’s justice minister proposed new criminal offenses in a forthcoming digital violence law.
- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced plans to integrate Grok into the Pentagon’s GenAI.mil platform this month and to feed it military and intelligence data.