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January 27, 2026
EU opens investigation into Grok's sexualized deepfakes
The European Union has opened a new investigation into Elon Musk’s X over the platform’s recent proliferation of sexualized deepfakes of women and children.
TL;DR
- EU is investigating X over deepfakes of women and children.
- The investigation centers on the AI chatbot Grok and its integration into X.
- Concerns include users asking Grok to generate sexually explicit images.
- The European Commission is assessing if X mitigated risks associated with Grok.
- This investigation is part of the Digital Services Act (DSA).
- X was previously fined $140 million under the DSA in December.
- EU tech commissioner expressed alarm over the degradation caused by deepfakes.
- The DSA aims to enhance user safety by removing illegal content.
- The EU may impose interim measures if X does not make sufficient adjustments.
- Elon Musk previously claimed ignorance of underage naked images from Grok and stated the chatbot refuses illegal content.
- X has stated it will remove unlawful material, suspend accounts, and cooperate with authorities.
- Grok's image-generation features are now restricted to paid subscribers.
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