Ofcom investigates Elon Musk's X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes

bbc - The watchdog said it had received reports of the platform's Grok AI chatbot creating undressed images of people.

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Crisis Overview & Analysis

What a new law and an investigation could mean for Grok AI deepfakes

7 wks / bbc

5 Things to Know About the Grok AI Deepfake Crisis and the Fallout for X

7 wks / eweek / Joseph Chisom Ofonagoro


Global & Legislative Responses

Grok’s Sexual Deepfakes Will Become Illegal in the UK This Week

7 wks / gizmodo / Matt Novak

Elon Musk’s NSFW Grok AI chatbot is forcing countries to take this extreme step

7 wks / fastcompany / Jennifer Mattson

Fix Grok or else, EU tech chief tells Elon Musk’s X

7 wks / politico / Pieter Haeck

Grok targeted in UK law over sexually-explicit AI image generation — UK will begin prosecuting illegal prompting this week

7 wks / tomshardware

UK pushes up a law criminalizing deepfake nudes in response to Grok

7 wks / theverge / Jay Peters

UK to bring into force law to tackle Grok AI deepfakes this week

7 wks / bbc

Grok ban: The nations considering blocking AI chatbot over nonconsensual sexual content

7 wks / mashable

Why Europe Could Block X Over Grok Scandal But Probably Won’t

7 wks / techpolicy

Malaysia and Indonesia are the first to block Grok following CSAM scandal

7 wks / engadget / Kris Holt

‘Unthinkable behavior’: Von der Leyen slams Musk’s AI for undressing photos of women

7 wks / politico / Ketrin Jochecová

Government will ‘support’ X ban should Ofcom recommend it

7 wks / uktech / Oscar Hornstein

UK, Canada and Australia might ban X over Grok deepfakes

7 wks / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak


Platform Content Management

X Didn't Fix Grok's 'Undressing' Problem. It Just Makes People Pay for It

7 wks / ycombinator

Britain Points the Gun at Grok. Musk Calls It Censorship.

7 wks / implicator / Harkaram Grewal

X Removes Vulgar Content Generated By Grok After MeitY Notice

7 wks / inc42 / Anjali Jain


UK Watchdog Investigations

UK probes X over Grok CSAM scandal; Elon Musk cries censorship

7 wks / arstechnica / Ashley Belanger

UK launches formal investigation into X over ‘nudification’ of children images

7 wks / therecord

Elon Musk’s X Under UK Investigation Over Grok’s Sexualized A.I. Images

7 wks / nytimes / Adam Satariano

Elon Musk’s X Under UK Investigation Over Grok’s Sexualized A.I. Images

7 wks / nytimes / Adam Satariano

Ofcom launches X probe over Grok AI abuse concerns

7 wks / siliconrepublic / Suhasini Srinivasaragavan

X Faces U.K. Probe Over Grok’s Sexualized Images

7 wks / wsj / Edith Hancock

UK regulator investigates X over Grok AI's role in generating sexualized deepfakes

7 wks / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

Ofcom officially investigating X as Grok's nudify button stays switched on

7 wks / theregister / Connor Jones

UK regulator launches probe into Musk’s X over Grok’s ‘disgusting’ sexualised AI imagery

7 wks / scmp

Ofcom investigates Elon Musk's X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes

7 wks / bbc

Musk’s X Under Formal Probe by UK’s Ofcom After Grok Outcry

7 wks / bloomberg / Amy Thomson

Ofcom investigates X over Grok sexualised imagery

7 wks / advanced-television / Colin Mann

Elon Musk’s X probed by UK watchdog over Grok deepfakes

7 wks / politico / Mizy Clifton

UK’s Ofcom investigates X over Grok’s sexualised AI images of women and children

7 wks / ft


All Other Stories

Kontext: "Last month the European Commission imposed a €120 million fine on X for minor transparency infringements, drawing howls of outrage from the Trump administration."

7 wks / bsky / @maximilianiras.bsky.social / maximilianiras.bsky.social

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7 wks / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

UK probes X over Grok CSAM scandal; Elon Musk cries censorship arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

7 wks / bsky / @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social / jenlucpiquant.bsky.social

Elon Musk’s X Under UK Investigation Over Grok’s Sexualized A.I. Images www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/w...

7 wks / bsky / @mcbridetd.bsky.social / mcbridetd.bsky.social

Elon Musk’s X Under UK Investigation Over Grok’s Sexualized A.I. Images www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/w...

7 wks / bsky / @mcbridetd.bsky.social / mcbridetd.bsky.social

Ursula von der Leyen has blasted Elon Musk’s platform X over the spread of sexually explicit deepfakes created using its AI chatbot Grok.

7 wks / bsky / @politico.eu / politico.eu

‘Unthinkable behavior’: EU’s Von der Leyen slams Musk’s AI for undressing photos of women www.politico.eu/article/euro...

7 wks / bsky / @newnarrative.bsky.social / newnarrative.bsky.social

‘Unthinkable behavior’: Von der Leyen slams Musk’s AI for undressing photos of women #EuropeanUnion https://www.politico.eu/article/european-commission-ursula-von-der-leyen-grok-deepfake-nude-elon-musk-ai-x/

7 wks / bsky / @eurobot.bsky.social / eurobot.bsky.social

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