Overview
- Malaysia said it will take legal action against X and xAI for failing to protect users from Grok’s misuse, days after ordering a national block that will stay in place until effective safeguards are verified.
- Indonesia and Malaysia temporarily blocked access to Grok over repeated generation of obscene, non‑consensual images, with officials citing harms to women and children and inadequate platform safeguards.
- UK regulator Ofcom opened a formal investigation into X under the Online Safety Act, warning of potential heavy fines or even site blocking if failures to protect users from illegal content are found.
- EU authorities ordered X to preserve internal Grok records, India issued enforcement notices and reported content and account removals, and French officials referred alleged illegal content to prosecutors.
- xAI restricted Grok’s image generation and editing on X to paying users and warned offenders of suspensions, but researchers and watchdogs say the measures do not address systemic risks; xAI’s press email auto‑replied “Legacy Media Lies.”