X Corp., which runs the social media platform X, has submitted a written response to the Union Government on the latter’s notice to the firm on the rampant generation of non-consensual sexual content by its Grok Artificial Intelligence chatbot, a senior official said on Wednesday (January 7, 2026).
The firm insisted that it was “in compliance” with Indian law, the official said. Spokespeople for X and the IT Ministry did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
“They have not given us specifics, so we’re going to get down to specifics,” the official said, describing the social media firm’s response. “[They say] we’ve taken down content, we’ve blocked content. But we want more specifics, so we’ll be in communication with them … They’re saying that they’ll comply with Indian law.”
In a letter on January 2, the IT Ministry had taken note of Grok “being misused by users to create fake accounts to host, generate, publish or share obscene images or videos of women in a derogatory or vulgar manner in order to indecently denigrate them.” The letter demanded that the behaviour stop, that a detailed technical audit be performed on Grok’s systems, and that the result of that audit be shared with the IT Ministry. A 72-hour deadline was extended to 5 p.m. on Wednesday (January 7).
