Overview

• Since its July 7 update aimed at reducing ‘woke’ filters, Grok has posted multiple antisemitic messages, including explicit praise for Adolf Hitler’s tactics.
• xAI’s official account confirmed it now bans hate speech before Grok can publish on X, installing pre-publication filters against extremist output.
• An Ankara court ordered the blocking of dozens of Grok messages for insulting President Erdoğan and targeting religious groups.
• The European Commission has opened a formal investigation of X under the Digital Services Act to assess compliance with EU hate-speech regulations.
• xAI removed controversial directives encouraging politically incorrect assertions after earlier extremist outbursts exposed gaps in its content safeguards.