Overview
- Indonesia temporarily blocked Grok on Saturday and Malaysia followed on Sunday, with both saying access will stay restricted until effective protections are in place.
- UK regulator Ofcom opened a formal investigation into X under the Online Safety Act, and the European Commission ordered Grok-related documents preserved for review.
- xAI limited image generation and editing on X to paying subscribers and said it removes illegal content and suspends accounts, but researchers note other access paths still allow image creation or editing.
- Independent analyses reported large volumes of sexualized prompts and outputs, and the Internet Watch Foundation said it found alleged Grok‑generated child abuse images on dark‑web forums.
- xAI’s press email auto‑replied “Legacy Media Lies,” and Elon Musk said users who make illegal content with Grok will face the same consequences as uploading such material directly to X.