Within the US, Democratic lawmakers have referred to as on Apple and Google to take away X from their respective app shops.
Printed On 14 Jan 2026
X CEO Elon Musk has mentioned he was not conscious of any “bare underage photographs” generated by xAI’s Grok chatbot, as scrutiny of the AI device intensifies worldwide.
“I [am] not conscious of any bare underage photographs generated by Grok. Actually zero,” Musk mentioned in an X put up on Wednesday.
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Musk’s touch upon social media platform X comes as xAI and X face rising international scrutiny, together with authorities investigations, calls by lawmakers and advocacy teams for Apple and Google to drop Grok from app shops, and bans or authorized motion in nations corresponding to Malaysia and Indonesia.
Musk reiterated that Grok is programmed to refuse unlawful requests and should adjust to the legal guidelines of any given nation or state.
“Clearly, Grok doesn’t spontaneously generate photographs, it does so solely based on person requests,” Musk mentioned.
Musk had mentioned earlier on X that anybody utilizing Grok to make unlawful content material would undergo the identical penalties as in the event that they uploaded unlawful content material.
Three Democratic United States senators final week referred to as on Apple and Alphabet’s Google to take away X and its built-in AI chatbot Grok from their app shops, citing the unfold of nonconsensual sexual photographs of ladies and minors on the platform.
A coalition of ladies’s teams, tech watchdogs, and progressive activists additionally referred to as on the tech giants for the same transfer.
Final week, X curtailed Grok’s capability to generate or edit photographs publicly for a lot of customers. Nevertheless, business specialists and watchdogs have mentioned that Grok was nonetheless capable of produce sexually specific photographs, and that restrictions, corresponding to paywalling sure options, might not totally block entry to deeper AI picture instruments.
In the UK, the legislation is ready to vary this week to criminalise the creation of such photographs, and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer mentioned on Wednesday that X is working to adjust to the brand new guidelines.
International locations corresponding to Malaysia and Indonesia have already blocked entry to Grok and are pursuing authorized motion towards X and Musk’s AI unit xAI, alleging failures to stop dangerous content material and shield customers.
