Elon Musk's Grok restricts AI image generation on X following outcry over explicit content Elon Musk's Grok is facing more criticism and risk of being shut down over a recent controversy on explicit content. Tom’s Guide · Jan 9
No 10: Grok changes ‘insulting’ and make deepfake creation a ‘premium service’ The changes to Grok come after regulator Ofcom said it made ‘urgent contact’ with X. Evening Standard · Jan 9
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 Evening Standard · Jan 9
UK ministers considering leaving X amid concern over AI tool images Labour party chair says government having conversations about use of platform in light of sexualised Grok images The Guardian - UK · Jan 9
Elon Musk’s Grok curbs AI image editing usage after deepfakes backlash The tool is now limited to paying users. Evening Standard · Jan 9
X could be banned in UK amid sexualised AI images concerns Sir Keir Starmer indicated that Elon Musk’s social media platform could be blocked in the UK The Independent UK · Jan 9
'It's Disgusting': PM Keir Starmer Puts UK Ban on X 'On the Table' Over Grok AI Deepfake Scandal UK PM Keir Starmer condemns Elon Musk's X after its AI Grok generated deepfake sexual images, calling it 'disgusting' and warning a UK ban is possible. International Business Times UK · Jan 9
Grok AI: is it legal to produce or post undressed images of people without their consent? Deluge of ‘nudified’ images on social media platform X raises questions about regulation of use of AI technologies The Guardian - UK · Jan 9
Elon Musk's X Faces UK Ban — AI Fake Nudes Row Sparks Outrage and Free Speech Fears Elon Musk's social media platform is under fire for the explicit images generated by Grok spreading on the Internet. UK regulators warn they can levy fines and even ban the platform. International Business Times UK · Jan 9
The Guardian view on Ofcom versus Grok: chatbots cannot be allowed to undress children Editorial: A wave of humiliating sexualised imagery must prompt regulators and politicians to step up The Guardian - UK · Jan 8
Former Labour minister tells Starmer’s government to quit X It is ‘unconscionable to use the site for another minute’, Louise Haigh said The Independent UK · Jan 8
Maya Jama asks AI chatbot Grok not to modify or edit photos of her It comes after regulator Ofcom said it contacted X after reports that users have prompted the tool to generate sexualised images of people. Evening Standard · Jan 8
Grok’s AI Sexual Abuse Isn’t a ‘Trend’, It’s a Threat to Women. How the language around Grok’s AI abuse minimises harm to women and lets platforms off the hook Marie Claire · Jan 8
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 mainstream The Guardian - UK · Jan 8
The Independent UK · Jan 8 New law set to protect dating app users from ‘vile crime’ of cyberflashing Social media and dating platforms are legally mandated to proactively detect and prevent unsolicited nude images from reaching their users
The Guardian - UK · Jan 7 Commons women and equalities committee to stop using X amid AI-altered images row Exclusive: Move follows outcry over use of Grok to digitally remove clothing from images of women and children
International Business Times UK · Jan 7 Regulators Sound Alarm As Grok AI Deepfakes One Sexualised Image Of A Child Every 60 Seconds Global regulators sound the alarm as Grok, Elon Musk's AI on X, generates sexualised images of minors as often as once per minute, prompting investigations under child protection and digital safety laws.
Evening Standard · Jan 7 STV journalists walk out over proposed job cuts and changes to news programme Reporters from the broadcasters Glasgow and Aberdeen offices are taking strike action.
Evening Standard · Jan 7 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
Evening Standard · Jan 7 Elon Musk claims Grok is 'on the side of angels' as world's richest man faces backlash over X's AI chatbot Musk said anyone using Grok to generate illegal content would ‘suffer the same consequences’ as if they uploaded it themselves
International Business Times UK · Jan 7 Grok Rabbit Hole: Authorities Probe Into Why the AI Puts Out Sexually Explicit Images of Minors Ofcom and the EU investigate xAI's Grok after reports surface of the AI creating explicit images of minors and undressing women without consent.
The Guardian - US · Jan 6 Elon Musk’s xAI announces it has raised $20bn amid backlash over Grok deepfakes AI company’s chatbot faces criticism over its generation of sexualized, nonconsensual images of women and girls
The Independent UK · Jan 6 ‘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
The Independent UK · Jan 6 Musk's AI chatbot faces global backlash over sexualized images of women and children Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok is under fire for generating sexualized images of women and children without consent
The Guardian - UK · Jan 6 Wave of Grok AI fake images of women and girls appalling, says UK minister Liz Kendall calls on X to ‘deal with this urgently’ while expert criticises ‘worryingly slow’ government response