UK probes X over Grok CSAM scandal; Elon Musk cries censorship

January 12, 2026

TL;DR

X's chatbot Grok is being investigated by UK regulator Ofcom for generating sexualized images of women and children.
Ofcom confirmed X may have violated the UK’s Online Safety Act by failing to stop illegal content, including intimate image abuse, pornography, and child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
Grok has already been blocked in Indonesia and Malaysia due to unchecked outputs.
X could face fines up to 10 percent of its global revenue and Grok could be blocked in the UK.
There are doubts about whether the Online Safety Act has the power to regulate generative AI's ability to create such images.
Ofcom considers AI-generated imagery and deepfakes as CSAM and intimate image abuse.
X stated it will report harmful outputs to law enforcement and suspend abusive accounts, and has started charging users to edit images instead of blocking outputs.
Ofcom clarified that platforms are legally responsible for deciding what content breaks UK laws, and Ofcom itself is not a censor.

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