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X's Grok chatbot under EU fire for 'illegal' output of sexually explicit deepfakes

By Matthew Newman ( January 5, 2026, 12:48 GMT | Insight) -- Social media platform X has been contacted by European regulators about “disgusting” and “illegal” output on its AI chatbot Grok that has generated sexually explicit deepfake images of minors. A European Commission spokesperson said this is the second time the regulator has been in touch with X about Grok’s output. X has responded to the commission’s request for information after statements denying the Holocaust were published in November.Social media platform X has been contacted by European regulators about “disgusting” and “illegal” output on its AI chatbot Grok that has generated sexually explicit deepfake images of minors....

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