By Imogen Howse ( October 20, 2026, 14:47 GMT | Insight) -- The UK online regulator considered seeking an urgent court order over sexualized AI deepfakes generated using X's chatbot Grok, but the legal threshold prevented immediate intervention, the CEO of Ofcom told lawmakers on Tuesday. During a parliamentary evidence session, Melanie Dawes called for changes to the Online Safety Act's interim business disruption powers, and defended the pace of the regulator’s ongoing investigation into X.UK regulator Ofcom considered seeking an urgent court order over sexualized AI deepfakes generated by X’s chatbot Grok, but the threshold for immediate intervention was too high, lawmakers heard on Tuesday....
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