Overview
- MeitY’s notice instructs X to take down unlawful content linked to Grok, conduct a comprehensive technical and governance review, and file an Action Taken Report within 72 hours.
- Non-compliance could cost X safe-harbour protections under Section 79 of the IT Act and trigger action under the IT Rules, BNS/BNSS, and other laws covering obscenity and child protection.
- Users have publicly tagged Grok to edit photos—such as prompts to put women in bikinis—producing sexualised images that appear in visible threads on the platform.
- xAI said there were isolated instances of AI images depicting minors in minimal clothing and stated that lapses had been identified and were being urgently fixed, with such material illegal and prohibited.
- Political and regulatory pressure has intensified, with Indian MP Priyanka Chaturvedi urging intervention and officials in France and the UK highlighting legal obligations to curb illegal content.