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XBlocks Grok From Making Sexualized Edits of Real People as Probes Escalate

Regulators in California, the UK, the EU press inquiries as researchers flag inconsistent safeguards.

ARCHIVO - Trabajadores instalan luces en un cartel de X sobre la sede de la compañía, antes conocida como Twitter, en el centro de San Francisco, el 28 de julio de 2023. (AP Foto/Noah Berger, Archivo)
En febrero de 2025 Ashley St. Claire reveló que era la madre del hijo número 13 de Elon Musk
A billboard organised by corporate accountability group Eko passes through Westminster urging the Prime Minister to stand up to Elon Musk and ban X and Grok, in London, Britain, January 14, 2026. The advert refers to widely reported incidents in which X’s built-in AI tool, Grok, generated sexualised images of minors after user prompts. Regulators in the UK, EU and several other jurisdictions have opened investigations into the matter. Grok's developer xAI, X's parent company, has put in place restrictions that allow only paid subscribers to use image generation and editing features on the platform. REUTERS/Maja Smiejkowska
Elon Musk, de 53 años, y la influencer Ashley St. Clair, de 26, son los padres de Rómulo, el hijo número 13 del magnate.

Overview

  • xAI says Grok can no longer edit photos to show real people in bikinis or underwear for any user, with geoblocking where such content is illegal.
  • X also confines image creation and editing features to paid accounts to enable accountability for abuse, after initially trying a paid-only gate for sexualized edits.
  • California Attorney General Rob Bonta opened an investigation into xAI over non‑consensual sexual images, and Ofcom says its formal probe of X continues.
  • Indonesia and Malaysia have blocked Grok, with the Philippines moving to suspend access and EU authorities ordering documentation preservation under digital rules.
  • Elon Musk denies knowledge of any Grok-made images of naked minors, while researchers report reduced sexualized outputs but note inconsistent behavior across interfaces; a new lawsuit by Ashley St. Clair alleges Grok generated sexualized images of her without consent.