5 h. ago Elon Musk’s inhuman AI is stripping women of their most fundamental rights

Editorial: It is entirely right that Liz Kendall, the technology secretary, should put the safety of women and girls first and protect them from the ‘hyper-pornographied slop’ pumped out by the Silicon Valley giants

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7 h. ago UK Grok ban live: Starmer threatens Musk over X’s ‘absolutely disgusting’ actions over AI deepfakes

Ofcom investigates social media platform over sexualised images made by its chatbot

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9 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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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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13 h. ago UK Grok ban live: X under formal Ofcom investigation over ‘deeply concerning’ deepfakes row

Ofcom has launched a formal investigation into X over sexually explicit AI images on platform

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14 h. ago Ban on Elon Musk's X by Ofcom would have Government's full support, says No10 in storm over Grok sexual images

Business Secretary Peter Kyle slammed as ‘disgusting’ that women were being digitally undressed to be pictured in bikinis

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15 h. ago Hit Musk X with 'full extent of law,' minister urges Ofcom as it starts probe into Grok sexual images storm

Business Secretary Peter Kyle slammed as ‘disgusting’ that women were being digitally pictured in bikinis

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15 h. ago UK Grok ban live: Ofcom launches investigation into Musk’s X over ‘deeply concerning’ deepfakes row

Ofcom has launched a formal investigation into X

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15 h. ago Hit Musk's X with 'full extent of law,' minister urges Ofcom as it starts probe into Grok sexual images storm

Business Secretary Peter Kyle slammed as ‘disgusting’ that women were being digitally pictured in bikinis

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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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16 h. ago Indonesia and Malaysia block Musk’s Grok over sexualised images

Officials say ban is to ‘protect women, children and the broader public’ from the mass production of AI-generated pornographic content

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17 h. ago UK Grok ban live: Government to give update on X deepfake row after Musk lashes out over Ofcom probe

The government is due to provide an update on X’s deepfake row on Monday

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18 h. ago Hit Elon Musk's X with 'full extent of the law,' Cabinet minister urges Ofcom amid Grok sexual images storm

Business Secretary Peter Kyle slammed as ‘disgusting’ that women were being digitally pictured in bikinis

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18 h. ago Two countries become first to block X over Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok

Regulators said existing controls were not preventing the creation and spread of fake pornographic

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25 h. ago Trump's free speech tsar compares UK to Putin's Russia over threats to ban X 'to protect Brits from AI bikini pictures'

Sarah Rogers, President Donald Trump's free speech tsar, has compared the United Kingdom's threat to block X to Vladimir Putin's Russia.

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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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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 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 turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery

X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory actionGrok, Elon Musk’s AI tool, has switched off its image creation function for the vast majority of users after widespread outcry over its use to create sexually explicit and violent imagery.The move comes after Musk was threatened with fines, regulatory action and reports of a possible ban on X in the UK. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Shadow attorney general to recuse himself from advising Tories on Ukraine over links with Abramovich – UK politics live

Tories confirm Lord Wolfson will step back following criticism from Starmer at PMQs over his work with Roman AbramovichFarage is now talking about London, where council elections are taking place.He says that Sadiq Khan has said he will run for a fourth term as mayor. Continue reading...

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