X Blocks Grok From Editing Sexualized Images of Real People

Overview

• X said it has deployed technical restrictions that stop Grok from editing photos of real people into revealing attire for all users, including paid subscribers, with geographic blocks where such creation is illegal.
• California’s attorney general opened an investigation into xAI, while the EU ordered preservation of Grok-related records and UK regulator Ofcom launched a probe; Indonesia and Malaysia have blocked access and India reports removals of posts and accounts.
• A coalition led by 28 women’s-rights and tech-watch groups urged Apple and Google to remove X and Grok from their app stores, arguing the services violate content policies on non‑consensual intimate imagery and child protection.
• xAI previously acknowledged protection failures that allowed sexualized images of apparent minors, even as Elon Musk said he had no knowledge of nude images of minors generated by Grok and the company dismissed critical reports as “mainstream media lies.”
• Independent reviews reported unusually high volumes of sexualized output, including an AI Forensics analysis of 20,000 Grok images and findings cited by researcher Genevieve Oh that the bot posted about 6,700 sexualized images per hour over a 24‑hour period.