"Elon Musk's X has partially restricted access to Grok's image editing capabilities amid growing backlash to the flood of nonconsensual, sexualized deepfakes of adults and minors generated by the platform. As of this writing, it no longer generates images as @grok replies for free, but Grok's image editing tools remain readily available for any X user to churn out images, both sexualized and tame."
"X users were previously able to ask Grok - by tagging @grok in a tweet - to edit or create images on the platform by tagging it in a post. Users now attempting this are met with an automated response from the chatbot's account, telling them that "Image generation and editing are currently limited to paying subscribers." The reply includes a link encouraging them to subscribe to X's paid programs "to unlock these features.""
X has partially restricted access to Grok's image-editing features while Grok still enables widespread creation of nonconsensual sexualized deepfakes of adults and minors. Grok no longer generates images as @grok replies for free, but its image-editing tools remain accessible to X users who can produce both sexualized and tame images. Users who tag @grok now receive an automated reply stating, "Image generation and editing are currently limited to paying subscribers," with a link promoting paid subscriptions to unlock features. That automated messaging has created the impression that only paid users can edit or create images via Grok, a perception reinforced by headlines.
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