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X under further investigation in Canada over explicit AI-generated deepfakes

( January 15, 2026, 17:24 GMT | Official Statement) -- Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne announced his office is expanding an investigation into X Corp. following reports that its chatbot, Grok, is being used to create explicit images of individuals without consent. The investigations will examine whether X is meeting its obligations under Canada’s federal private-sector privacy law. The initial investigation sought to assess X’s compliance with federal privacy law with respect to its collection, use, and disclosure of personal information to train artificial intelligence models.Statement follows in full. ...

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