US lawsuit over Grok sexual images of minors could test limits of Section 230
By Amy Miller ( March 17, 2026, 23:51 GMT | Comment) -- A US lawsuit against xAI over Grok being used to generate non-consensual, sexual images of children could test the boundaries of a federal law that immunizes online platforms from liability for hosting user content. Three teenagers from Tennessee are suing Elon Musk’s xAI alleging that the Grok chatbot turned photos of them into child sexual abuse materials, according to a complaint filed in California federal court.A US lawsuit against xAI over Grok being used to generate non-consensual, sexual images of children could test the boundaries of a federal law that immunizes online platforms from liability for hosting content posted by users....
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