Malaysia and Indonesia’s communications ministries announced their move against Grok in separate statements over the weekend.<\/p>\n
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission said on Sunday that it issued notices to X earlier in the year to seek tighter measures after it found “repeated misuse” of Grok to generate harmful content.<\/p>\n
But in its response, X failed to address the inherent risks of its platform’s design and focused mainly on the reporting process for users, the regulator said.<\/p>\n
It added that Grok will be blocked until effective safeguards are implemented and urged the public to report harmful online content.<\/p>\n
Using Grok to produce sexually explicit content is a violation of human rights, dignity and online safety, Meutya Hafid, Indonesia’s communications and digital affairs minister, said in a post on Instagram.<\/p>\n
The ministry has also asked Musk’s X to provide a clarification on the use of Grok.<\/p>\n
Indonesian authorities have cracked down on other online sources of pornographic material in recent years, with platforms such as OnlyFans and Pornhub already banned in the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Indonesian X users who found their manipulated pictures on the platform said they felt angry that this was allowed to happen.<\/p>\n
Kirana Ayuningtyas, a wheelchair user who posts online about her daily experiences, found that a stranger had commented on her picture with a prompt asking for Grok to depict her wearing a bikini.<\/p>\n
Ayuningtyas said she <\/b>adjusted her privacy settings and contacted the platform to get the image removed prevent users from editing her photos.<\/p>\n
“Unfortunately, none of that really worked,” she said, adding that it was hard to tell if someone out there is holding on to the images.<\/p>\n
She asked her friends to report the accounts that published her faked images, but doing so meant even more people see the edited images, which is deeply embarrassing for her.<\/p>\n
British media regulator Ofcom is expected to soon decide on what to do about Grok.<\/p>\n
The use of Grok to generate sexualised images has been condemned by leaders worldwide, including UK Prime Ministry Keir Starmer, who called it “disgraceful” and “disgusting”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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