Overview
- Britain’s Ofcom said it has made urgent contact with X and xAI to assess potential compliance breaches, as technology minister Liz Kendall called the content “absolutely appalling” and urged swift action.
- The European Commission said it is very seriously reviewing complaints about Grok’s outputs, citing potential illegality under EU rules, with French ministers also flagging violations to prosecutors and media regulator Arcom.
- France’s Paris prosecutor expanded an ongoing investigation to include allegations that Grok was used to generate and disseminate child sexual imagery, while Malaysia’s regulator said it is investigating and will summon X representatives.
- India ordered X to remove unlawful Grok-linked content and submit a detailed action report within 72 hours; the deadline has lapsed with no public update on X’s response.
- xAI said there were lapses in Grok’s safeguards and that fixes are underway after a December update enabled easier image edits, as Elon Musk warned users they face enforcement if they generate illegal content but reports show such images continue to circulate.