XRestricts Grok Image Generation to Subscribers After Outcry Over Sexualized Photos

Overview

• Grok now displays a notice that image generation and editing are available only to paying subscribers, following misuse to create sexualized images of women and minors.
• The European Commission issued a legal preservation order requiring X to retain all internal materials related to Grok until the end of 2026.
• UK regulator Ofcom requested explanations from X about how Grok produced sexualized content, as ministers pressed for an urgent fix.
• Grok’s official account acknowledged lapses in safeguards that enabled inappropriate outputs, despite policies banning pornographic depictions and any sexualization of children.
• Brazilian legal specialists say non‑consensual sexualization can be prosecuted under existing law, and providers face obligations to remove such content upon notification.