{"id":10829,"date":"2026-01-09T13:19:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T13:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=10829"},"modified":"2026-01-09T13:19:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T13:19:23","slug":"x-response-to-grok-sexualised-images-scandal-insulting-to-victims-of-misogyny-says-no-10-uk-politics-live-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=10829","title":{"rendered":"X response to Grok sexualised images scandal \u2018insulting\u2019 to victims of misogyny, says No 10 \u2013 UK politics live | Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Downing Street says X’s limited response to Grok AI sexualised deepfake images scandal ‘insulting to victims of misogyny’<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n

Elon Musk\u2019s social media platform X has responded to the sexualised deepfake controversy by turning off the Grok AI<\/a> image creation function for the vast majority of users. Helena Horton<\/strong>, Dan Milmo and Amelia Gentleman<\/strong> have the story here.<\/p>\n

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At the Downing Street lobby briefing today, the PM\u2019s spokesperson<\/strong> described this as insulting to victims of misogyny because it was so weak.<\/p>\n

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<\/svg>[Today\u2019s move] simply turns an AI feature that allows the creation of unlawful images into a premium service. It\u2019s not a solution. In fact, it\u2019s insulting to victims of misogyny and sexual violence.<\/p>\n

What it does prove is the X can move swiftly when it wants to do so.<\/p>\n

You heard the prime minister yesterday<\/a>. He was abundantly clear that X needs to act now.<\/p>\n

If another media company had billboards in town centres showing unlawful images, it would act immediately to take them down or face public backlash.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The spokesperson said that \u201call options\u201d were on the table for the government as potential responses to this problem, and he said that Ofcom had the government\u2019s \u201cfull support to take any action it sees fit\u201d.<\/p>\n

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<\/svg>The point here is we must stop these abhorrent images being made on Grok, and we will prioritise action that puts an end to this. As the prime minister said yesterday, it\u2019s disgraceful, it\u2019s disgusting and it\u2019s not be be tolerated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Asked if the government would stop using X<\/a>, the spokesperson said the priority at the moment was to stop \u201cabhorrent, unlawful images\u201d being produced by Grok.<\/p>\n