"India's IT Industry has issued X with an official order to take "corrective action" to address Grok's image generation concerns relating to "obscene, pornographic, vulgar, indecent, sexually explicit, pedophilic, or otherwise prohibited under law" material Communications and Multimedia Commission has issued a public statement urging X to ensure that its AI tools align with local laws Indonesia's Communications Ministry has threatened to ban X and Grok if the issues with "degrading pictures of women and children" are not addressed"
"All of these could lead to full bans of X in each region, while some have also questioned why Google and Apple are continuing to host X in their app stores, despite banning other nudify apps. In the U.K. specifically, Prime Minister Kier Starmer has noted that "all options are on the table" in addressing concerns with X's latest controversy, including a full ban of the app if a solution is not provided."
India's IT Industry ordered X to take corrective action over Grok's image generation producing obscene, pornographic, vulgar, indecent, sexually explicit, pedophilic, or otherwise legally prohibited material. A Communications and Multimedia Commission urged X to align its AI tools with local laws. Indonesia's Communications Ministry threatened to ban X and Grok over degrading pictures of women and children. French authorities opened an investigation into sexually explicit deepfakes on X. These regulatory pressures could trigger full regional bans and raise questions about app-store hosting. The U.K. signaled that a ban remains an option. Elon Musk's government connections and past EU penalties complicate enforcement and diplomatic responses.
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