9 h. ago Government accused of ‘muted and confusing’ response to Grok abusive images

Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns has called for criminal investigations into the production of distributions of child abuse images.

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26 h. ago Labour MP ‘baffled’ government still uses X after minister calls Grok’s sexualised images ‘weapons of abuse’

Charlotte Nichols calls on technology secretary to set out ‘red line’ social media firms must cross before government switches to alternative platforms

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31 h. ago UK Grok ban live: New criminal offence to tackle AI deepfakes, Liz Kendall announces, as Ofcom investigates X

Technology secretary labels sexualised images as ‘weapons of abuse’ and accuses Elon Musk’s social media platform of ‘monetising abuse’

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31 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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32 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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32 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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33 h. ago To anybody still using X: sexual abuse content is the final straw, it’s time to leave | Marie Le Conte

It was hard for me to quit Elon Musk’s poisoned platform, but I urge others to do the same, especially in light of Grok’s imagery of women and childrenSome wars can’t be won. It can be hard to come to terms with this fact when you’re still on the battlefield, but if somehow you manage to step out for a moment, then the truth will become obvious. You have lost, the people on your side have lost, the villains have won and, if anything, you should have run away a long time ago.My own sad epiphany about Twitter, now known as X, came in the immediate aftermath of the US election in 2024. I’d spent a lot of that year lying to myself, ignoring the increasing volume of abuse I’d been receiving and the fact that no one ever read my linked pieces any more, but that week I realised I had to stop. I had to leave X for good. Continue reading...

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38 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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3 d. ago Elon Musk hits out at 'fascist' Britain and posts AI image of Keir Starmer in a bikini as he claims banning X over Grok sexualised pictures would be 'censorship'

Elon Musk made a defiant response against Sir Keir Starmer who said he was leaving 'all options' on the table in response to deep fake pornography and child abuse images on X.

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3 d. ago Elon Musk's baby mum Ashley St Clair fumes as fake sexualised photos made by Grok appear

A report revealed Elon Musk's AI chatbot has been used by criminals to create fake child abuse images - the mother of one of his kids claimed deepfake porn photos of her as a teen were also made and shared

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3 d. ago Evil woman caught sexually abusing dog and child in horror footage

WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: After responding to reports of possible child molestation occurring at a couple's address, detectives uncovered sickening images of abuse, including footage involving the family dog

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3 d. ago Elon Musk posts AI image of Keir Starmer in a bikini as he claims banning X over Grok sexualised pictures would be 'censorship'

Elon Musk made a defiant response against Sir Keir Starmer who said he was leaving 'all options' on the table in response to deep fake pornography and child abuse images on X.

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4 d. ago Should AI be banned from social media? Take our poll and have your say

As Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot faces an image abuse scandal, we ask Mirror readers whether the use of artificial intelligence, particularly those that can alter images, should be banned from social media

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5 d. ago Elon Musk's Grok AI used to create vile child abuse images on dark web says UK watchdog

A UK watchdog has found criminals using Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, to create child abuse imagery for a dark web forum as the UK pledges to crackdown on AI abuse material

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5 d. ago AI chatbot Grok used to create child sexual abuse imagery, watchdog says

Internet Watch Foundation warns Elon Musk-owned AI risks bringing sexualised imagery of children into the mainstreamOnline criminals are claiming to have used Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot to create sexual imagery of children, as a child safety watchdog warned the AI tool risked bringing such material into the mainstream.The UK-based Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) said users of a dark web forum boasted of using Grok Imagine to create sexualised and topless imagery of girls aged between 11 and 13. IWF analysts said the images would be considered child sexual abuse material (CSAM) under UK law. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago AI tool Grok used to create child sexual abuse imagery, watchdog says

Internet Watch Foundation warns Elon Musk-owned AI risks bringing sexualised imagery of children into the mainstreamOnline criminals are claiming to have used Elon Musk’s Grok AI tool to create sexual imagery of children, as a child safety watchdog warned the technology risked bringing such material into the mainstream.The UK-based Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) said users of a dark web forum boasted of using Grok Imagine to create sexualised and topless imagery of girls aged between 11 and 13. IWF analysts said the images would be considered child sexual abuse material (CSAM) under UK law. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Pensioner who shared child sex abuse pictures dies while awaiting sentence

The 76-year-old was due to be sentenced for possession of more than 1,000 images of children being sexual abused

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6 d. ago Nearly half of porn users admit to being on adult sites with no age checks, says survey

Lucy Faithfull Foundation warns those who don’t want to share their identity are more likely to see child abuse images

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7 d. ago ‘I feel violated and dehumanised after X’s Grok AI stripped me naked’

Women say ‘objectifying’ pictures are being created of them without their consent – and accuse tech companies like Elon Musk’s as well as the government of not doing enough to protect them

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1 week ago Retired teaching assistant found with images of child abuse on iPad

David Wood, 69, told police during his interview that he did not consider the 12 category A images and four category B images to be "indecent".

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