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January 10, 2026
Indonesia temporarily blocks access to Elon Musk's Grok over sexualized images
The move comes after governments and regulators from Europe to Asia have condemned and some have opened inquiries into sexualized content on the app.
TL;DR
- Indonesia has temporarily blocked Elon Musk's Grok chatbot.
- The reason for the block is the risk of AI-generated pornographic content.
- Indonesia is the first country to deny access to Grok.
- Governments worldwide have condemned and investigated sexualized content on the app.
- xAI has restricted image generation for Grok to paying subscribers to fix safeguard lapses.
- Indonesia views non-consensual sexual deepfakes as a serious violation of human rights.
- The Indonesian ministry has summoned X officials for discussion.
- Elon Musk stated that users generating illegal content on Grok would face consequences.
- Indonesia has strict rules against sharing obscene online content.
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