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X’s Grok linked to child sexual imagery, Internet Watch Foundation says

( January 8, 2026, 15:54 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: X’s Grok has been linked to the creation of sexual images of children by the charity Internet Watch Foundation. The organization said Thursday it has identified criminal imagery that appears to have been generated using the AI chatbot. The IWF said the images were found on a dark web forum, not on X, and that the material was later used to create more extreme content. The finding comes as regulators worldwide engage with X over Grok, and amid questions over how existing online safety rules capture AI tools that generate such content.Statement follows....

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