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X’s Grok chatbot forced to retain platform data by EU Commission

By Sara Brandstätter ( January 8, 2026, 11:19 GMT | Insight) -- X's Grok chatbot has been ordered to retain and hand over algorithm-related platform data to the European Commission, a spokesperson for the EU executive has told MLex. The EU has extended an existing retention order under the Digital Services Act to cover X’s chatbot after a worldwide outrage of the chatbot being used to generate intimate, non-consensual images.X's Grok chatbot has been ordered to retain and hand over algorithm-related platform data to the European Commission, a spokesperson for the EU executive told MLex on Thursday....

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