"The Southeast Asian countries banned Grok after it was used to create a flood of nonconsensual, sexualized imagery on X (now a subsidiary of xAI), including images of real women and minors. In late December and January, Grok was used to create at least 1.8 million sexualized images of women, according to separate analyses by The New York Times and the Center for Countering Digital Hate."
"In a statement, Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs said that it was lifting the ban after X sent a letter "outlining concrete steps for service improvements and the prevention of misuse" (translation via The New York Times). Alexander Sabar, the ministry's director general of digital space monitoring, said the ban is only being lifted "conditionally" and could be reinstated if "further violations are discovered.""
Indonesia lifted a conditional ban on xAI's chatbot Grok after X sent a letter outlining concrete service improvements and misuse-prevention measures. Southeast Asian bans followed Grok-generated floods of nonconsensual sexualized imagery on X, including images of real women and minors; analyses found at least 1.8 million such images. Malaysia and the Philippines also lifted bans. Grok's deepfakes prompted criticism and probes worldwide; California's attorney general opened an investigation and issued a cease-and-desist. xAI limited image generation to paying subscribers. Elon Musk said users creating illegal content will face consequences and denied awareness of naked underage images. Justice Department documents show emails between Musk and Jeffrey Epstein in 2012–2013.
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