Overview
- X said it introduced technical blocks that stop Grok from editing real people’s photos into bikinis or other highly exposed clothing.
- The company restricted Grok’s image generation and editing on X to paid accounts and said even subscribers cannot generate such revealing images.
- Reports describe widespread misuse that produced sexualized deepfakes, including images appearing to depict minors and scenes of sexual violence.
- Workarounds persist via independent Grok apps and an alternate editing flow that still lets free users create revealing edits without automatic posting to X.
- Japan formally requested improvements and detailed responses under its AI law, while Canada’s privacy regulator and California’s attorney general opened investigations and UK, France, Indonesia and Malaysia authorities signaled or took actions.