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January 14, 2026
Musk claims he was unaware of Grok generating explicit images of minors
AI tool faces growing global scrutiny over the spread of nonconsensual sexual images of women and minors on X
TL;DR
- Elon Musk claims zero awareness of naked underage images generated by Grok.
- Grok is programmed to reject illegal requests and comply with local laws.
- Global scrutiny includes calls to remove Grok from app stores and investigations by UK regulators.
- Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked Grok and are pursuing legal action against X and xAI.
- US senators and advocacy groups have appealed to Apple and Google to delist X and Grok.
- X has recently limited Grok's public image generation capabilities.
- UK is expected to introduce new legislation criminalizing the creation of such images, with Ofcom investigating Grok.
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