Malaysia on Sunday temporarily blocked access to Grok, joining a growing list of countries taking action after the generative artificial intelligence chatbot sparked a global backlash by allowing users to create and publish sexualised images.

Jess Davies and Daisy Dixon describe the emotional toll of AI-generated sexual images shared without consent on X.

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok restricted image generation on the social platform X following numerous complaints that it was producing sexualized images of women and children. “Image generation and

Elon Musk-owned X has submitted a detailed compliance report to MeitY, revealing the removal of 600 accounts and 3,500 pieces of objectionable content generated via its AI chatbot, Grok.

New Delhi, Jan 11 (PTI) Microblogging platform X admitted its mistake and removed about 3,500 pieces of content, as well as deleted over 600 accounts, after the IT Ministry raised concerns over obscene content linked to Elon Musk-backed AI chatbot Grok, government sources said on Sunday.

It comes after regulator Ofcom said it contacted X after reports that users have prompted the tool to generate sexualised images of people.

Elon Musk’s chatbot has been used to generate thousands of sexualized images of adults and apparent minors. Apple and Google have removed other “nudify” apps—but continue to host X and Grok.

The Grok chatbot's ability to generate sexualized images of children is coming under investigation around the world.