Malaysia, Indonesia become first to block Musk’s Grok over AI deepfakes

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Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok due to its misuse in generating sexually explicit and non-consensual images.
Southeast Asian regulators emphasize the need to prevent the creation and spread of fake pornographic content, particularly concerning women and minors.
Authorities claim existing controls are not sufficient to stop the distribution of such AI-generated content, highlighting violations of privacy and dignity.
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission has imposed a temporary restriction on Grok citing “repeated misuse” to generate obscene images involving women and minors.
Grok introduced an image generator feature, including a “spicy mode,” last year which has become a major source of controversy and criticism.

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