Ofcom investigating Elon Musk’s X after outcry over sexualised AI images

Media regulator investigating site under Online Safety Act, with a de facto ban among possible punishments

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The UK media watchdog has opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk’s X over the use of the Grok AI tool to manipulate images of women and remove their clothes.

Ofcom has acted following a public and political outcry over a deluge of sexual images appearing on the platform, created by Musk’s Grok, which is integrated with X.

The regulator is investigating X under the Online Safety Act, which carries a range of possible punishments for breaches, including a de facto UK ban of apps and websites for the most serious abuses.

Ofcom investigating Elon Musk’s X after outcry over sexualised AI images

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