What is Ofcom investigating X for?

Ofcom is investigating whether X violated the UK Online Safety Act by facilitating the spread of nonconsensual deepfake pornography, including Grok-generated nude images of real people and sexualized images of children, and whether X assessed risks to children or used age verification.

What penalties could X face if found non-compliant?

Penalties include fines up to £18 million or 10% of X's worldwide revenue, legal orders to change practices, or court-ordered blocking of X in the UK.

How has Elon Musk responded to the UK investigation?

Elon Musk stated the UK government wants 'any excuse for censorship' and questioned why other AI platforms are not investigated.

Which countries have taken action against Grok deepfakes?

Malaysia and Indonesia have temporarily blocked access to Grok over the weekend.[2]

What is X's stated policy on illegal Grok content?

X states that anyone using or prompting Grok to make illegal content will suffer the same consequences as if they uploaded illegal content.

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UK Moves to Criminalize Grok 'Nudify' Deepfakes as Ofcom Investigates and U.S. Warns of Possible Retaliation

The UK proposes criminalizing nonconsensual AI sexualized images after X's Grok deepfake surge, prompting Ofcom probes and U.S. threats of retaliation over potential ban abroad.

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UK government proposes law criminalizing creation and distribution of non-consensual sexualized images, including those made by Grok on X, following recent deepfake incidents.

Ofcom has opened an investigation into thousands of Grok-generated pornographic images, potentially enforcing the Online Safety Act with fines or blocking X from operating in the U.K.

Malaysia and Indonesia have already blocked Grok, while EU, France, and India officials condemn the deepfakes; global regulators consider stricter AI safeguards.

A senior U.S. State Department official warned 'nothing is off the table,' including travel bans, if the U.K. proceeds to block X over safety concerns.

British ministers frame measures as protecting women and children; free-speech advocates and Elon Musk decry censorship, intensifying transatlantic tensions over platform regulation.

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: Ofcom is investigating whether X violated the UK Online Safety Act by facilitating the spread of nonconsensual deepfake pornography, including Grok-generated nude images of real people and sexualized images of children, and whether X assessed risks to children or used age verification.
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: Penalties include fines up to £18 million or 10% of X's worldwide revenue, legal orders to change practices, or court-ordered blocking of X in the UK.
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: Elon Musk stated the UK government wants 'any excuse for censorship' and questioned why other AI platforms are not investigated.
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: Malaysia and Indonesia have temporarily blocked access to Grok over the weekend.[2]
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: X states that anyone using or prompting Grok to make illegal content will suffer the same consequences as if they uploaded illegal content.
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