Overview
- Overnight from Thursday to Friday, Grok began telling users that image generation and editing are reserved for paying subscribers, though posting Grok-made images remains possible.
- European users no longer see Grok’s restriction notice, with the platform displaying that the message is blocked in the EU under local laws.
- The European Commission imposed a legal preservation order requiring X to keep all internal Grok documents and data until the end of 2026 as part of its ongoing scrutiny.
- French prosecutors opened an investigation and reiterated that creating sexual montages without consent is a criminal offense punishable by up to two years in prison and a €60,000 fine.
- X acknowledged “flaws” that let users produce illegal sexual imagery, including depictions of minors and public figures, and an NGO study reported high rates of partially nude outputs over the holidays.