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Can X be captured by European online safety rules for intimate deepfake scandal?

By Sara Brandstätter and Patricia Figueiredo ( January 9, 2026, 17:53 GMT | Comment) -- Elon Musk’s platform X has moved to restrict Grok's image generation and editing tools to paying users following weeks of regulatory and political backlash over the creation of intimate deepfakes. The change has done little to settle questions about whether and how Europe’s online safety rules apply when a platform’s artificial intelligence tools enable the widespread creation of illegal content.After weeks of regulatory and political scrutiny over Grok being used to create intimate deepfake images, Elon Musk’s platform X has adjusted its policies for the generative artificial intelligence chatbot. On Friday, X limited Grok’s image editing and generation features to paying users, meaning only accounts with verified payment details can access the feature (see here). ...

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