Malaysia, Indonesia first to restrict X’s Grok over sexually explicit deepfakes
Malaysia, Indonesia first to restrict X’s Grok over sexually explicit deepfakes
Publish Date: 2026-01-12 02:20:00
Source Domain: www.upi.com
- Malaysia and Indonesia are the first countries to block access to Grok, X’s artificial intelligence service, due to concerns about non-consensual sexually explicit content generation.
- Both nations highlighted the rising government scrutiny over Grok in producing deepfakes, realistic images and videos created via AI.
- The primary area of concern is the creation of sexually explicit content of real people, particularly women and minors, without their consent.
- Malaysia noted that X’s responses to warnings failed to sufficiently address the risks posed by Grok’s design.
- Indonesian officials emphasized the need to create a safe digital space by protecting vulnerable populations from AI-generated fake pornographic content.
- France has referred unlawful content generated by Grok to the public prosecutor’s office, and Britain’s technology secretary has urged action against Grok’s production of sexually manipulated images.
- X has announced measures to combat illegal content generated by Grok, including content removal and account suspensions.
