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Elon Musk Labels UK Government ‘Fascist’ as X Faces Possible Ban Amid Grok Image Controversy
UK government backs Ofcom's potential ban on X after AI assistant Grok produced sexualised images of minors, with thousands of such images found on the platform, watchdogs say.
- On Jan 9, Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said Ofcom should use its `full legal powers` and warned the UK government could `block services from being accessed in the UK`, pledging `full support` if it bans X.
- The Internet Watch Foundation and UK watchdog found Grok, xAI's integrated AI assistant, created sexualised images of women and girls aged between 11 and 13 on the dark web after a safeguards lapse.
- The European Commission called the service illegal and asked X to retain records under the Digital Services Act, while David Lammy said JD Vance agreed the content was `entirely unacceptable`.
- X responded by limiting image-generation to paying users, and watchdogs said the dark-web images meet the bar for law enforcement action, raising prospects of criminal probes.
- The scale of non-consensual AI images suggests X hosts thousands of such images each hour, while Elon Musk called the UK government a `prison island` and accused it of trying to `suppress free speech` earlier this week.
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Elon Musk labels UK government ‘fascist’ as X faces possible ban amid Grok image controversy
Elon Musk criticized the UK government for attempting to suppress free speech amid pressure on X and Grok over generated sexualized images. Musk also claimed that the app remains popular in the UK.
·New Delhi, India
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