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Musk says X outcry is 'excuse for censorship'

The government is urging Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.

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independent.co.uk

theguardian.com

venerdì 9 gennaio 2026·bbc.com
Ofcom urged to use 'banning' powers over X AI deepfakes
It follows an ongoing backlash against the use of X's AI Grok to digitally remove clothing from images.
venerdì 9 gennaio 2026·independent.co.uk
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

venerdì 9 gennaio 2026·

arabnews.com

Musk’s AI bot Grok limits image generation on X to paid users after backlash

LONDON: Elon Musk’s startup xAI has restricted the image generation function on its Grok chatbot on social media platform X to paid subscribers, after the tool’s use of AI to…

venerdì 9 gennaio 2026·

independent.co.uk

X users generating sexual images of children as young as 13, says AI watchdog

X users are generating sexual images of children as young as 13, an AI watchdog has said. Elon Musk's platform's AI bot, Grok, has been used to make sexualised fake images,…

venerdì 9 gennaio 2026·

theguardian.com

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 enough

sabato 10 gennaio 2026·

bbc.com

Musk says X outcry is 'excuse for censorship'

The government is urging Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.

sabato 10 gennaio 2026·

independent.co.uk

Musk claims outcry over Grok deepfakes used as an ‘excuse for censorship’

Governments and regulators from Europe to Asia have condemned reports X’s AI chatbot Grok was creating sexualised images of people, including children

sabato 10 gennaio 2026·

theguardian.com

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 consent

lunedì 12 gennaio 2026·

theguardian.com

UK threatens action against X over sexualised AI images of women and children

Government signals support for possible Ofcom intervention on Grok as scrutiny of X’s AI tool intensifies

lunedì 12 gennaio 2026·

theguardian.com

Tech secretary to make statement over X’s sexualised AI images – UK politics live

Liz Kendall had previously said that Ofcom must act ‘in days, not weeks’ after Grok merely made picture service available to paid subscribers

lunedì 12 gennaio 2026·

theguardian.com

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

lunedì 12 gennaio 2026·

bbc.com

Ofcom investigates Elon Musk's X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes

The watchdog said it had received reports of the platform's Grok AI chatbot creating undressed images of people.

lunedì 12 gennaio 2026·

lemonde.fr

UK media regulator opens investigation into X's AI over sexualized image generation

Ofcom is probing whether X breached UK law after its AI chatbot Grok was used to generate sexualized images of women and children.

lunedì 12 gennaio 2026·

independent.co.uk

Will X be banned in the UK and how would it happen?

The regulator has a range of powers to tackle illegal content on social media platforms

lunedì 12 gennaio 2026·

independent.co.uk

Ofcom launches formal probe into Musk’s X after outcry over sexualised AI images

Ofcom said it will investigate the platform after its AI tool was used to ‘undress’ images of people without consent

lunedì 12 gennaio 2026·

aljazeera.com

UK to investigate Elon Musk’s Grok over ‘deeply concerning’ deepfakes

Pressure on after Starmer said Musk's X needs to 'get a grip' on Grok; Downing Street has threatened to leave platform.

lunedì 12 gennaio 2026·

theguardian.com

The Guardian view on regulating big tech: politicians must back Ofcom’s challenge to Musk | Editorial

Editorial: A flood of non-consensual deepfake bikini shots on X is putting the UK’s Online Safety Act to the test