Overview
- Grok on X now replies that image generation and editing are available only to paying subscribers, a change positioned to make misuse more traceable through stored payment details.
- Reports indicate the standalone Grok app and website still allow free image generation, leaving a major gap in the restriction applied on X.
- U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer backed Ofcom’s investigation and said all options are on the table under the Online Safety Act, while Downing Street called the paywall move “insulting” and “not a solution.”
- The European Commission labeled the circulating images unlawful and ordered X to retain all internal Grok-related documents and data through the end of 2026, as France, India and Malaysia also pressed for action.
- The Internet Watch Foundation confirmed finding apparently Grok‑generated illegal child images on a dark web forum, and Musk and X reiterated that users creating illegal content face enforcement and cooperation with law enforcement.