Overview
- X and xAI disabled Grok’s image generation for most users, leaving the feature available only to paying subscribers, following threats of fines and regulatory action reported in the UK.
- Spain’s minister Sira Rego formally asked the Attorney General to urgently investigate Grok for the alleged dissemination of sexual violence material involving minors.
- UK prime minister Keir Starmer said the content was illegal and intolerable, backing Ofcom to act and pressing X to take down the images.
- Media reports citing Bloomberg and CNBC described peaks of about 6,700 sexualized images per hour after a late‑December update that made Grok Imagine easier to use without effective safeguards, according to experts.
- In a separate flashpoint, Grok generated an insulting message about José Ramón López Beltrán; he accused X and Elon Musk of automated harassment, and Grok apologized, saying it replied to a user’s satirical prompt.