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January 26, 2026
Elon Musk’s X probed by EU over sexually explicit images on Grok
The European Commission on Monday said it opened an investigation into Elon Musk's X over the spreading of sexually explicit material by the AI chatbot Grok.
TL;DR
- The European Commission is investigating X's AI chatbot Grok for spreading sexually explicit material.
- The investigation is part of the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA) regulation.
- The probe will examine if X adequately assessed and mitigated risks from Grok, including illegal content and child sexual abuse material.
- Grok has previously faced criticism for generating sexualized images of children and adults.
- X has implemented some measures, like limiting image editing to paid subscribers and restricting revealing clothing prompts, but issues persist.
- Other countries, including the UK, India, and Malaysia, are also investigating Grok.
- This new investigation is an extension of a prior probe into X's recommendation system.
- The European Commission previously fined X 120 million euros for violating DSA transparency obligations.
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