Indonesia warns it may ban X over obscene content involving minors
Indonesia warns it may ban X over obscene content involving minors
Publish Date: 2026-01-07 04:32:00
Source Domain: www.aa.com.tr
- Indonesia’s Threat to Ban X: Indonesia has warned the social media platform X that it may be banned due to alleged obscene content involving minors.
- Global Complaints: Similar concerns have been raised by the United Kingdom and the European Commission regarding X’s compliance with their respective laws.
- Concerns with Grok AI: Indonesian authorities have indicated that Grok, X’s artificial intelligence, lacks explicit and adequate regulations to prevent pornographic content, especially involving manipulated real photos of citizens.
- Privacy and Image Rights: The Indonesian ministry has highlighted the potential violation of privacy and image rights, especially when individuals’ photos are manipulated or disseminated without consent.
- Legal Implications: Under Indonesian law, producing or distributing pornographic content is illegal, which carries penalties including up to 10 years in prison or heavy fines.
- International Investigations: Reports from France indicate that the Paris prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation into Grok for allegedly producing sexually explicit deepfake images of minors.
- UK and EC Examination: The UK Technology Secretary and the European Commission have both called for urgent attention to X’s AI chatbot, Grok, over its alleged generation of sexually explicit content involving minors.
- X’s Warning to Users: X has issued a warning to users against generating illegal content, including child sexual abuse material, in response to these global pressures.
