Overview
- Malaysia’s communications regulator imposed a temporary restriction on Sunday after repeated misuse, saying access will remain blocked until effective safeguards are in place to protect women and children.
- Indonesia denied access on Saturday, with Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid calling non-consensual sexual deepfakes a serious violation of rights, dignity and public safety.
- xAI limited Grok’s image generation and editing to paying subscribers last week, a move regulators criticized as relying on user reporting and not addressing risks built into the tool’s design.
- Officials in the European Union, United Kingdom, India and France have advanced probes or enforcement steps, and some U.S. lawmakers urged app store suspensions as the Justice Department pledged aggressive prosecution of AI-generated child sexual abuse material.
- Elon Musk and X said users who create illegal content with Grok will face the same penalties as if they uploaded it directly to the platform, including removals and permanent suspensions.