9 h. ago Elon Musk's X blasted for 'monetising abuse' over sexualised images created by Grok

Technology Secretary Liz Kendall told MPs that AI was being used to create images of women 'tied up and gagged, with bruises, covered in blood and much, much more'.

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9 h. ago Sexualised images created by AI chatbot Grok are 'weapons of abuse,' says minister in clash with Elon Musk

Technology Secretary Liz Kendall told MPs that creating non-consensual intimate images will become a criminal offence from this week

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9 h. ago Sexualised images created by Grok ‘weapons of abuse’ – Kendall

Technology Secretary Liz Kendall told MPs that creating non-consensual intimate images will become a criminal offence from this week.

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14 h. ago X under investigation after Grok's 'sexualised images of children' created

UK regulator Ofcom is investigating whether the social media platform has complied with UK laws after reports claim its AI chatbot Grok was used to create and share sexualised images of children

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15 h. ago Elon Musk's Grok AI to be investigated for 'creating sexualised images of kids'

Ofcom has launched a formal investigation into whether X has complied with UK laws

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15 h. ago Ofcom launches X investigation over Grok 'creating and sharing sexualised images of kids'

Elon Musk's X is now being officially investigated by UK regulator Ofcom after claims have been made that AI chatbot Grok has been making deepfake sexual images of children

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15 h. ago UK prepared to BAN X over its Grok AI being used to create child abuse images despite Elon Musk labelling move 'fascist'

The business secretary said he expected the production of 'nudifying images' to be 'dealt with', saying they were 'disgusting and clearly unlawful'.

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35 h. ago Grok is SUSPENDED in Malaysia over AI sexualised pictures on X

The decision follows global backlash after it emerged that Grok's image creation feature allowed users to sexualise pictures of women and children using simple text prompts.

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61 h. ago Elon Musk says UK wants to suppress free speech as X faces possible ban

Ministers warn platform could be blocked after Grok AI used to create sexual images without consentElon Musk has accused the UK government of wanting to suppress free speech after ministers threatened fines and a possible ban for his social media site X after its AI tool, Grok, was used to make sexual images of women and children without their consent.The billionaire claimed Grok was the most downloaded app on the UK App Store on Friday night after ministers threatened to take action unless the function to create sexually harassing images was removed. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago Musk claims outcry over Grok deepfakes used as an ‘excuse for censorship’

Governments and regulators from Europe to Asia have condemned reports X’s AI chatbot Grok was creating sexualised images of people, including children

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3 d. ago Elon Musk’s X threatened with UK ban over wave of indecent AI images

Platform has restricted image creation on the Grok AI tool to paying subscribers, but victims and experts say this does not go far enoughElon Musk’s X has been ordered by the UK government to tackle a wave of indecent AI images or face a de facto ban, as an expert said the platform was no longer a “safe space” for women.The media watchdog, Ofcom, confirmed it would accelerate an investigation into X as a backlash grew against the site, which has hosted a deluge of images depicting partially stripped women and children. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Musk claims outcry over Grok deepfakes ‘excuse for censorship’

The billionaire appeared defiant despite outcry over reports X’s AI chatbot Grok was creating sexualised images of people, including children.

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3 d. ago Musk’s X ordered by UK government to tackle wave of indecent imagery or face ban

Platform has restricted image creation on the Grok AI tool to paying subscribers, but victims and experts say this does not go far enoughElon Musk’s X has been ordered by the UK government to tackle a wave of indecent AI images or face a de facto ban, as an expert said the platform was no longer a “safe space” for women.Media watchdog Ofcom confirmed it would accelerate a probe into X amid an increasing backlash against the site, which has hosted a deluge of images depicting partially stripped women and children. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer's UK Government blasts Elon Musk's 'insulting' changes to AI chatbot Grok deepfakes abilities

Some social media users have used the AI chatbot to generate sexualised images of people - including children - which has sparked a furious backlash against the Musk-owned company

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3 d. ago UK Government blasts 'insulting' changes to Elon Musk's Grok 'deepfakes' abilities

Celebs including Maya Jama have hit out against the Musk-owned chatbot after social media users used the AI chatbot to generate sexualised images of people - including children

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3 d. ago No 10 condemns ‘insulting’ move by X to restrict Grok AI image tool

Spokesperson says limiting access to paying subscribers just makes ability to generate unlawful images a premium serviceUK politics live – latest updatesDowning Street has condemned the move by X to restrict its AI image creation tool to paying subscribers as insulting, saying it simply made the ability to generate explicit and unlawful images a premium service.There has been widespread anger after the image tool for Grok, the AI element of X, was used to manipulate thousands of images of women and sometimes children to remove their clothing or put them in sexual positions. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Grok is undressing women and children. Don’t expect the US to take action | Moira Donegan

Elon Musk’s reckless and degrading AI could be built differently. But Americans will have to speak upOver the past year, Elon Musk has made a series of protocol changes to Grok, the proprietary AI chatbot of his company xAI, which runs prominently on his social media site X, formerly Twitter. Many of these changes have been geared to make the bot more amenable to producing pornography. In August 2025, Grok launched an image generator, branded as Grok Imagine, which featured a service geared toward creating nude, suggestive, or sexually explicit content, including computer-generated pornographic images of real women. The feature, which was quickly used to create naked images of celebrities like Taylor Swift, also allowed users to create brief videos, complete with animations and sounds.Musk also rolled out AI girlfriends on the platform: animated personas – including female characters with exaggerated breasts and hips – that interacted in sexually explicit ways with users. One of the...

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3 d. ago Will Britain ban X? Starmer says 'all options on table' as fury grows over Grok creating sexualised images of women and children

Pressure mounts on government to take urgent action against X

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3 d. ago Grok being used to create sexually violent videos featuring women, research finds

AI tool also used to undress image of woman killed by ICE agent in US, says researchElon Musk’s AI tool Grok has been used to create sexually violent and explicit video content featuring women, according to new research, as the British prime minister added to condemnation of images it has created.Grok has also been used to undress an image of Renee Nicole Good, the woman killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in the US on Wednesday, and to portray her with a bullet wound in her forehead. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Keir Starmer tells Elon Musk to 'get a grip' on 'disgusting' sexualised images of children created by X's AI tool Grok

The Prime Minister said this afternoon he had asked for 'all options to be on the table' amid the 'disgraceful' wave of illegal images being created by the app's AI tool Grok.

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