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Malaysia suspends access to Musk's Grok AI over sexually explicit content
- On January 11, 2026, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission directed a temporary restriction on Grok , saying access will remain blocked until safeguards prevent content involving women and children.
- Grok's image tool permitted users to sexualise photos via simple text prompts, allowing non-consensual undressing of women and minors from public images.
- An AFP reporter in Kuala Lumpur found Grok unresponsive after the Jan 8 notices, and X Corp. and xAI's responses on Jan 7 and 9 were judged insufficient, the regulator said.
- A day after Indonesia's action, Malaysia joined in suspending access, while Elon Musk, owner of X, pushed back saying, `They just want to suppress free speech`, and regulators urged the public in Malaysia to report harmful content to MCMC and the Royal Malaysia Police.
- International regulators have opened probes into xAI's tools as France, UK and EU regulators investigate, the National Center on Sexual Exploitation urges US action, and Meutya Hafid called it a human rights violation.
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Malaysia and Indonesia have banned Grok, an AI chatbot on the X platform, after facing problems with its technology being used to create fake pornography that is harmful to women and children.
After Indonesia, Malaysia Blocks Access To Grok Over Sexualised AI Images
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.
·New Delhi, India
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