London. The United Kingdom has demanded Elon Musk-owned social network
Grok declared on Friday that safeguards failures had led to “images of scantily clad minors” on X and said he was urgently correcting them.
The British media regulator, Ofcom, said it was aware of the “serious concerns” raised by this feature.
“We have urgently contacted X and xAI to find out what steps they have taken to meet their legal obligations to protect users in the UK,” a spokesperson said.
Grok said Friday: “xAI has safeguards in place, but improvements are being made to completely block these types of requests.”
Creating or sharing non-consensual intimate images or child sexual abuse material, including deepfakes created by AI, is illegal in Britain.
In addition, technology platforms have an obligation to take measures to prevent British users from encountering illegal content and remove it when they become aware of it.
The petition comes after French ministers reported X to prosecutors and regulators over the disturbing images, saying in a statement on Friday that the “sexual and sexist” content was “manifestly illegal.”