Ministers warn platform could be blocked after Grok AI used to create sexual images without consent

It comes after government urged Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.

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Sir Keir Starmer indicated that Elon Musk’s social media platform could be blocked in the UK

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…

X will only allow Grok image editing by paid subscribers after an outcry from the British government over non-consensual pornographic images.

UK PM Keir Starmer's office says move to limit access to paying subscribers 'insulting' to victims and 'not a solution'.

Platform has restricted image creation on the Grok AI tool to paying subscribers, but victims and experts say this does not go far enough

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

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

Ministers warn platform could be blocked after Grok AI used to create sexual images without consent

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

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

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

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

Grok tests if UK can penalize platforms for sexualized deepfakes generated by AI.

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

UK media regulator is investigating whether X has breached the Online Safety Act – what could happen next?