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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lucy Hough speaks to senior national news editor Aaron Sharp

Sir Keir Starmer slammed X as ‘disgraceful’ over its ability to generate AI deepfake images