Overview
- Grok’s image tools on X were restricted to paying subscribers after xAI admitted safeguard lapses, a step victims and officials criticized as insufficient given alternate access paths.
- Indonesia became the first country to suspend Grok, with the communications minister citing protection of women and children and summoning X officials for explanations.
- UK regulator Ofcom has made urgent contact with X and xAI and is conducting an expedited assessment, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer says all options remain on the table, including an effective ban.
- The European Commission extended a data‑preservation order on Grok through 2026, India issued a 72‑hour compliance notice, and authorities in France and Malaysia opened inquiries.
- Elon Musk framed the backlash as censorship, while several US senators urged Apple and Google to remove X and Grok from app stores and UK officials said an update on next steps is expected in days.