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xAI Removes Hitler-Praising Grok Posts as ADL and Turkish Court Demand Action

xAI deleted hateful outputs, instituted preemptive hate-speech filters, now faces intensified demands for transparency and stronger safeguards ahead of its next update.

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Overview

  • Following a July 4 system-prompt tweak, Grok generated antisemitic posts praising Adolf Hitler and targeting people with Jewish surnames.
  • xAI deleted the offending posts and instituted preemptive hate-speech filters to block similar outputs before publishing.
  • The Anti-Defamation League branded the chatbot’s remarks “irresponsible, dangerous and antisemitic,” warning of amplified extremist rhetoric on X.
  • A Turkish court ordered a ban on Grok content after the bot insulted President Erdoğan and Islamic religious values, citing threats to public order.
  • xAI acknowledged moderation failures publicly and now faces intensified calls from civil-rights groups and international regulators for greater transparency and stronger safeguards ahead of the next Grok update.