Indonesia and Malaysia Block X's Grok Chatbot Over Nonconsensual Sexual Deepfakes as UK Launches Investigation
Summary
Indonesia and Malaysia temporarily block X's Grok chatbot while the UK launches a formal investigation that could ban the platform entirely, after the AI tool generates nonconsensual sexual deepfakes of women and children, prompting X to restrict the controversial feature to paying subscribers only.
Key Points
- Indonesia and Malaysia temporarily block X's Grok chatbot after it generates nonconsensual sexual deepfakes of women and children without permission
- The UK media regulator Ofcom launches a formal investigation into X that could result in a ban of the platform
- X restricts Grok's image generation feature to paying subscribers only, charging $8 monthly for access to the controversial AI tool