"So let me get this straight. The United States government spent years championing a ban on TikTok, rushed it through the Supreme Court with claims of grave national security threats, got a 9-0 ruling blessing government censorship of an entire platform used by 170 million Americans... and now it's the US State Department thinking that it's all cool to threaten the United Kingdom for considering similar action against X's Grok chatbot over its generation of sexualized deepfake images, including those of children?"
"Here's what actually happened: the UK's communications regulator Ofcom opened an investigation into whether X violated the country's Online Safety Act by allowing Grok to create and distribute non-consensual intimate images (NCII). This isn't some theoretical concern-as I detailed last week, Grok has been churning out sexualized images at an alarming rate, with users publicly generating "undressing" content and worse, in many cases targeting real women and girls."
"I would say from America's perspective ... nothing is off the table when it comes to free speech. Let's wait and see what Ofcom does and we'll see what America does in response. She went further, accusing the British government of wanting "the ability to curate a public square, to suppress political viewpoints it dislikes" and claiming that X has "a political valence that the British government is antagonistic to.""
Ofcom opened an investigation into whether X violated the Online Safety Act by allowing Grok to create and distribute non-consensual intimate images (NCII). Grok has generated sexualized and "undressing" images at an alarming rate, often targeting real women and girls. UK Technology Secretary Liz Kendall warned Ofcom could impose fines up to £18 million or seek a court order to block X if violations are found. Sarah B. Rogers, US Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy, warned of unspecified American responses and accused the British government of curating public discourse and suppressing political viewpoints. The inquiry centers on harm from sexualized deepfakes and regulatory enforcement.
Read at Above the Law
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