The billionaire\u2019s platform has been inundated with Grok-produced sexualised images, including of children.<\/p>\n
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Elon Musk\u2019s X has said it will \u201cgeoblock\u201d users of xAI Grok from creating images of people in \u201cbikinis, underwear, and similar attire\u201d amid a global backlash against the chatbot\u2019s sexualised images.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have implemented technological measures to prevent the Grok account from allowing the editing of images of real people in revealing clothing such as bikinis,\u201d X\u2019s safety team said in a statement late on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
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Only paid subscribers will be allowed to create and edit images, while users will be blocked from generating sexualised imagery \u201cin those jurisdictions where it\u2019s illegal\u201d.<\/p>\n
The statement did not elaborate on the nature of the geoblocking or other safeguards. X claimed to have \u201czero tolerance for any forms of child sexual exploitation, non-consensual nudity, and unwanted sexual content\u201d.<\/p>\n
X\u2019s Grok faces investigations and bans from regulators and governments around the world following a deluge of sexualised AI images on the platform in recent weeks.<\/p>\n
The chatbot\u2019s \u201cspicy mode\u201d allowed users to create deepfakes with prompts including \u201cput her in a bikini\u201d and \u201cremove her clothes\u201d. Users have wielded the feature to post AI-generated images of women and children without their consent.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced an investigation into \u201cwhether and how xAI violated the law\u201d in \u201cfacilitating the large-scale production\u201d of deepfakes used to harass women and girls, including \u201cchildren in nude and sexually explicit situations\u201d.<\/p>\n
Bonta said an \u201cavalanche of reports\u201d prompted the investigation.<\/p>\n
The United Kingdom\u2019s media regulator Ofcom launched its own investigation on Monday, while French ministers said they had referred Grok-generated sexual content to prosecutors and media regulator Arcom.<\/p>\n
Indonesia was the first country to temporarily block access<\/a> to Grok earlier this week amid concern over rising deepfake attacks, while Malaysia also banned the chatbot<\/a> and said it planned to pursue legal action against X.<\/p>\n The European Commission extended a retention order sent to X last year to retain and preserve all internal documents and data related \u2060to Grok until the end of 2026.<\/p>\n