US EditionDemocratic U.S. Senators Demand Apple, Google Take X and Grok Off App Stores over Sexual Images
Senators say X's AI generated non-consensual sexualized images of women and minors, urging removal for violating Apple and Google app store policies.
- On Friday, Senators Ron Wyden , Ed Markey and Ben Ray Luján urged Tim Cook, Apple CEO, and Sundar Pichai, Google CEO, to remove X and Grok for producing harmful, likely illegal images.
- This week, users who posted photos of real women asked Grok, xAI's chatbot, to remove clothing or replace it with lingerie, while X users flagged app-generated images depicting apparent minors.
- Both app stores have previously removed apps like ICEBlock, Red Dot and generative AI apps removed April 2024 under policies banning offensive, pornographic or non-consensual sexual content.
- The senators set a Jan. 23 deadline, Apple and Google had not immediately responded, and X limited Grok's image generation to paid subscribers while xAI sent an automated reply.
- XAI's internal turmoil has sparked criticism and regulatory probes by foreign governments in Europe, Malaysia, Australia and India, while U.S. agencies have yet to say if they will investigate.
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Democratic U.S. senators demand Apple, Google take X and Grok off app stores over sexual images
Three Democratic U.S. senators are calling on Apple (AAPL.O) and Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) to remove X and its built-in artificial intelligence chatbot Grok from their app stores, citing the spread of nonconsensual sexual images of women and minors on the platform.
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