Elon Musk says UK wants to suppress free speech as X faces possible ban

January 10, 2026

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UK ministers threatened X with fines or a ban due to its AI tool Grok being used to create non-consensual sexual images of women and children.
Elon Musk claimed the UK government's actions were an attempt to suppress free speech.
Experts believe some generated content could be classified as child sexual abuse material.
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall stated that Ofcom is expected to announce action within days, with the government backing backstop powers to block access to X if it fails to comply.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese echoed the UK's concerns, calling the exploitation of generative AI abhorrent.
X has restricted Grok's image generation for free users, making it available only to paid subscribers, and appears to have stopped creating bikini images.
However, the Grok app can still create explicit material from women's pictures, and other similar apps remain available.
Labour MP Jess Asato called for expedited legislation to ban such apps, highlighting that an advertiser of a nudification tool was initially told by Google no rules were broken.

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