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UK govt pledges to act on X’s Grok intimate deepfakes if Ofcom doesn’t

By Patricia Figueiredo ( January 7, 2026, 16:39 GMT | Insight) -- As X’s Grok chatbot has been used to generate intimate, non-consensual images, a UK minister said the government would step in if online safety regulator Ofcom fails to act. Home Office minister David Hanson told lawmakers Wednesday that the creation of such images was unacceptable, and said Ofcom has powers to tackle the issue under the Online Safety Act, adding that the government would intervene if necessary. The comments come as the UK privacy watchdog said it has also contacted X over “serious concerns about content produced by Grok.”The use of X’s Grok chatbot to generate intimate, non-consensual images has prompted a warning from the UK government that it would step in if online safety regulator Ofcom fails to act....

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