Overview
- Indonesia and Malaysia temporarily blocked access to Grok over the weekend, citing repeated misuse to create non‑consensual sexualized images, including material appearing to involve minors, and said access will stay restricted until effective safeguards are in place.
- UK regulator Ofcom opened a formal investigation into X under the Online Safety Act to assess Grok‑related intimate image abuse and potential child sexual abuse material, with possible penalties including fines up to 10% of global revenue or service blocking.
- xAI limited Grok’s image generation and editing on X to paying subscribers after the backlash, a step critics and officials call inadequate given other access routes and reliance on user reporting rather than proactive controls.
- EU authorities extended an order requiring X to preserve Grok‑related documents, French officials referred cases to prosecutors, and India issued formal notices directing rapid takedowns and a compliance report within 72 hours.
- X says it removes illegal content and permanently suspends accounts, and Elon Musk warned that users who prompt Grok to create illegal material will face the same consequences as those who upload it directly.