The Government would back regulator Ofcom if it decided to implement a ban on accessing X from the UK over sexualised deepfake images.

It follows an ongoing backlash against the use of X's AI Grok to digitally remove clothing from images.

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

The government is due to provide an update on X’s deepfake row on Monday