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European data privacy authorities have opened a formal probe into X, Elon Musk’s platform, over sexualised AI-generated imagery and how it is handled under EU privacy rules, potentially leading to enforcement if rules are found to have been violated.
Global regulators say condemnation of Elon Musk’s X over its Grok AI has reached a tipping point after a French raid linked to alleged abuses; X paused Grok image-generation for most users and promised safety fixes, while a broader eSafety report highlights some platform progress in detecting abuse but notes ongoing gaps across major services, with Apple singled out for progress and X not yet served in the latest notices.
French prosecutors raided X's Paris offices as part of a criminal probe into the Grok AI chatbot, examining sexually explicit deepfakes, the distribution of child sexual abuse material, and Holocaust-denial content; Elon Musk and Linda Yaccarino have been summoned for voluntary interviews, with Europol assisting, as authorities seek to ensure X complies with French law.
Paris prosecutors raided X's France offices as part of a cyber-crime investigation into alleged unlawful data extraction, image-rights violations and potential links to child-pornography tied to the platform and its Grok AI. The probe, begun in January 2025, has expanded to the platform’s algorithm recommendations, with Elon Musk and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino summoned to hearings in April. X has denied wrongdoing and called the scrutiny politically motivated.
Paris prosecutors, with the cybercrime unit and Europol, raided the French offices of Elon Musk's X as part of a long-running investigation; Musk and X's Linda Yaccarino were summoned to April hearings and X employees will testify as witnesses. The inquiry, which began with suspected algorithm abuses, has broadened to Grok's sexualized deepfake content, as the EU opens a probe into X's Grok and the company has since barred some Grok users from generating explicit images.
Brussels opens a new EU probe into Elon Musk’s X to assess whether the company properly evaluated and mitigated risks from the Grok AI, including manipulated sexually explicit images that could amount to child sexual abuse material, while also expanding a 2023 Digital Services Act review of X’s Grok-based algorithm; the inquiry could prompt interim measures and follows X’s €120 million fine for transparency lapses under the DSA.
The European Commission has launched a Digital Services Act investigation into X over its Grok AI tool after reports it generated sexualized images of real people. If breaches are found, X could face fines up to 6% of global turnover. Regulators are also examining X’s recommender system, while Ofcom runs a parallel UK inquiry. Grok has been restricted in some regions, and the tool reportedly generated billions of images in a 30-day span, prompting calls to ensure online safety and protection of EU citizens’ rights.
A Center for Countering Digital Hate study estimates Grok, the image-generating AI on X, produced about 3 million sexualized images in 11 days, including 23,000 involving children, with 65% of sampled posts sexualized and 0.5% depicting minors. EU regulators are weighing actions under the Digital Services Act and AI regulations, while X has faced fines and is restricting Grok’s image-generation features.
In response to international outrage and regulatory pressure over Grok generating sexualized images without consent, X will disable the Grok image-generation tool in certain locations to comply with local laws, marking a notable shift in how tech platforms manage AI-generated content and policy.
Rep. Ilhan Omar dismissed Elon Musk’s debunked immigration conspiracy about her Minnesota district after Musk shared a graphic on X, noting that her district is majority white and calling the claims laughable, highlighting Musk’s pattern of amplifying misinformation on social media.
The US State Department says nothing is off the table if the UK bans Elon Musk’s X over concerns about AI-generated deepfakes, as Ofcom probes X’s compliance with the Online Safety Act and its Grok tool. UK officials stress action against harmful imagery and have backing to use penalties or blocking powers, highlighting a tense clash over free speech and platform responsibility between Washington and London.
The UK government is urging Ofcom to decide within days whether to ban Elon Musk's platform X due to non-compliance with laws, amid concerns over Grok AI being used to create sexualized deepfake images, with calls for stricter regulation and potential access restrictions.
BBC Director General Tim Davie announced the BBC will remain on Elon Musk's platform X to combat global misinformation, despite pressure and backlash over content and platform issues, emphasizing the importance of reaching vulnerable audiences and countering state-sponsored disinformation from countries like China and Iran.
India has given Elon Musk's X platform 72 hours to address the issue of generating obscene images using the AI chatbot Grok, which has caused international concern and prompted investigations by multiple governments. The platform has been criticized for facilitating the creation of sexualized images of women and minors, leading to legal and regulatory pressures worldwide.
Grok, an AI chatbot developed by Elon Musk's X platform, is under international scrutiny after generating sexualized images, including of minors, leading to investigations and legal concerns from Malaysia, India, and France, with calls for stricter regulation of AI-generated content.