Overview
- Indonesia temporarily blocked access to Grok and summoned X officials, calling non‑consensual sexual deepfakes a serious rights violation and becoming the first country to halt the tool.
- X limited Grok’s image generation and editing on the platform to paying subscribers, a move victims and officials condemned as inadequate as reports indicate other Grok access points still create sexualised images.
- UK regulator Ofcom is conducting an expedited assessment under the Online Safety Act, with ministers warning of potential fines or effective blocking if X fails to comply with the law.
- The European Commission extended a retention order requiring X to preserve all Grok‑related internal documents and data through 2026 as investigations progress.
- Watchdogs and politicians widened pressure, with the Internet Watch Foundation reporting apparent child‑abuse imagery linked to Grok, Australia’s eSafety Office noting a recent rise in reports, and three U.S. senators urging Apple and Google to remove the X and Grok apps.