{"id":176741,"date":"2026-01-12T02:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T07:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/12\/malaysia-indonesia-become-first-to-block-musks-grok-over-ai-deepfakes-npr\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T06:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T11:00:19","slug":"malaysia-indonesia-become-first-to-block-musks-grok-over-ai-deepfakes-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/12\/malaysia-indonesia-become-first-to-block-musks-grok-over-ai-deepfakes-npr\/","title":{"rendered":"Malaysia, Indonesia become first to block Musk&#8217;s Grok over AI deepfakes : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/01\/12\/nx-s1-5674660\/malaysia-indonesia-block-grok-ai-deepfakes\">Malaysia, Indonesia become first to block Musk&#8217;s Grok over AI deepfakes : NPR<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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