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Grok chatbot hosted on X platform said to be rejecting deepfake requests (*update)

By Patricia Figueiredo and Sara Brandstätter ( January 14, 2026, 15:43 GMT | Insight) -- Social-media platform X has reportedly stopped the Grok AI chatbot integrated into it from responding to requests to sexualize photos of real people by removing their clothes, both for users of its free and paid services. The change, understood to affect users in the EU and the UK, follows a global backlash over deepfake images created using Grok. UK regulator Ofcom is investigating whether X has breached online safety duties.Social-media platform X has reportedly stopped the Grok AI chatbot integrated into it from responding to requests to sexualize photos of real people by removing their clothes, both for users of its free and paid services....

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