"The media watchdog, Ofcom, confirmed it would accelerate an investigation into X as a backlash grew against the site, which has hosted a deluge of images depicting partially stripped women and children. X announced a restriction on creating images via the Grok AI tool on Friday morning in response to the global outcry. A post on the platform said the ability to generate and edit images would now be limited to paying subscribers."
"Waxman told the Guardian that X was no longer a safe space'. Photograph: Alicia Canter/The Guardian The government's new commissioner for victims of crime, Claire Waxman, said the platform was hampering efforts to tackle violence against women and girls. Meanwhile, Downing Street said X's attempt to defuse the row by only allowing paid users to generate AI images was insulting."
The UK government ordered X to tackle indecent AI images or face a de facto ban. Ofcom confirmed it would accelerate an investigation as the platform hosted a deluge of images depicting stripped women and children. X restricted image generation and editing via the Grok AI tool to paying subscribers, requiring personal details that could identify users. Victims, politicians and experts said the measure did not go far enough. The government's commissioner for victims, Claire Waxman, called X no longer a safe space and said it hampered efforts to tackle violence against women and girls. Grok updates enabled users to alter clothed images into sexually suggestive poses and bikinis, exacerbating harm to users' mental health.
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