{"id":400134,"date":"2026-01-10T08:25:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T08:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/400134\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T08:25:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T08:25:19","slug":"canadian-government-still-using-x-amid-platforms-child-sex-abuse-material-scandal-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/400134\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian government still using X amid platform\u2019s child sex abuse material scandal – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Canadian government is not planning any new action against X.com amid the company\u2019s ongoing scandal over AI-generated\u00a0child sexual abuse material and \u201cnudified\u201d images of women.<\/p>\n

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The social media company, formerly Twitter<\/a>, has for weeks allowed its in-house AI program Grok to create unauthorized, sexualized images of women stripped of their clothing and child sexual abuse material (CSAM) based on users\u2019 prompts.<\/p>\n

Users have asked Grok to alter women\u2019s photos on the site to undress them or depict them in a bikini. Reports suggest that users have asked the AI chatbot also\u00a0to produce sexualized images of minors in addition to public figures.<\/p>\n

The resulting images are posted publicly for X users to see, including the estimated 14 million Canadian X users.<\/p>\n

The ongoing crisis \u2014 overseen by X\u2019s owner, Elon Musk \u2014 has prompted governments around the world to consider serious regulatory action against the social media platform, including U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer suggesting an outright ban of X was on the table.<\/p>\n

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But as of yet, the Canadian government \u2014 whose departments and ministers continue to use the platform \u2014 is not considering additional regulatory action\u00a0against X over the AI-generated images.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Government of Canada takes reports of child sexual abuse material (SAM) and non-consensual sexual images very seriously,\u201d read a statement from Public Safety Canada.<\/p>\n

Evan Solomon, the minister responsible for AI regulation and safety in Canada, declined an interview request.<\/p>\n

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Canadian Culture and Identity Minister Marc Miller is the minister responsible for the government\u2019s overall approach to social media platforms. His office did not immediately respond to questions about whether cabinet ministers will continue to post through the CSAM scandal.<\/p>\n

Both ministers, along with other Canadian cabinet ministers, MPs and members of the opposition, remain active on X.com.<\/p>\n

Musk posted on Jan. 3 that \u201canyone using Grok to make illegal content will suffer the same consequences as if they upload illegal content.\u201d But despite the X owner\u2019s warning, the images have continued to be generated.<\/p>\n

On Friday, multiple outlets reported that Grok is now suggesting that only paying users will have access to the image-generation\u00a0feature. But Global News was still able to prompt Grok to create AI-generated images with a free account as of Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, the European Commission has ordered Musk and X to retain all documents related to Grok while the bloc investigates the platform, Reuters reported on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is illegal. This is appalling. This is disgusting. This has no place in Europe,\u201d a spokesperson for the European Commission told journalists this week.<\/p>\n

In the U.K., Starmer has floated the possibility of a de facto ban of X in the country. Starmer told Greatest Hits Radio earlier this week that Grok\u2019s output is \u201cunlawful\u201d and his government is \u201cnot going to tolerate it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve asked for all options to be on the table. It\u2019s disgusting. X need to get their act together and get this material down,\u201d Starmer said.<\/p>\n

A group of U.S. Democratic senators called on Apple and Alphabet, Google\u2019s parent company, to remove X and Grok from their app stores until the company addresses its policy violations, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n

Other countries \u2014 including Australia, France, Ireland, India and Brazil \u2014 have all signalled investigations or potential regulatory action against X over the AI-generated images.<\/p>\n

When asked if the Canadian government will follow suit and take action against X, Solomon\u2019s office noted the government has already introduced legislation to \u201chold abusers accountable\u201d for sharing non-consensual sexual deepfake images online.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the coming months, we will bring forward additional measures to further protect Canadians\u2019 sensitive data and privacy,\u201d Solomon\u2019s office wrote in a statement to Global News.<\/p>\n

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