Overview
- Indonesia became the first country to suspend access to Grok, with its communications minister citing the need to protect women and children from AI‑generated pornographic deepfakes.
- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said all options remain on the table over Grok, and Ofcom is conducting an expedited assessment under the Online Safety Act.
- X restricted Grok’s image editing and generation to paying subscribers, a move Downing Street called insulting to victims, while reports note some workarounds still exist via other interfaces.
- Indian government sources say X has blocked roughly 3,500 pieces of content and removed more than 600 accounts, and has acknowledged failures while pledging to prevent obscene imagery.
- The Internet Watch Foundation reported finding illegal images of girls aged 11–13 apparently generated with Grok, as EU and national regulators probe the issue and some US senators urge app store removals.