{"id":12261,"date":"2026-01-14T14:36:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T14:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=12261"},"modified":"2026-01-14T14:36:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T14:36:24","slug":"x-to-comply-with-uk-law-over-grok-deepfakes-starmer-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=12261","title":{"rendered":"X to comply with UK law over Grok deepfakes, Starmer says"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says he has been informed that Elon Musk’s X is “acting to ensure full compliance with UK law” over sexualised deepfakes produced by its AI tool, Grok.<\/p>\n

There has been a fierce backlash to the images made using Grok and widely shared on X. <\/p>\n

Women whose images have been digitally undressed using the tool have told the BBC the experience has been humiliating and dehumanising.<\/p>\n

It prompted the regulator Ofcom to launch an investigation on Monday<\/a> and the government to announce it will enforce a law criminalising the creation of non-consensual deepfakes, with the prime minister warning X it could lose the right to self regulate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The BBC has approached X for comment. <\/p>\n

It has previously pointed to a statement posted by its Safety account: “Anyone using or prompting Grok to make illegal content will suffer the same consequences as if they upload illegal content.”<\/p>\n

Responding to a question from Labour MP Emily Darlington during prime minister’s questions, Sir Keir repeated his condemnation of Grok as “disgusting” and said Ofcom had ministers’ full backing to act if X did not.<\/p>\n

He said: “To update the House, I have been informed this morning that X is acting to ensure full compliance with UK law.<\/p>\n

“If so, that is welcome, but we’re not going to back down, and they must act.<\/p>\n

“We will take the necessary measures. We will strengthen existing laws and prepare for legislation if it needs to go further, and Ofcom will continue its independent investigation.”<\/p>\n

The prime minister did not say who had informed him of X’s change of position – the BBC has asked the government for clarification over where he obtained the new information from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Watch: \u201cX is acting to ensure full compliance with UK law\u201d<\/figcaption><\/p>\n
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On Monday, Ofcom said it had launched a formal investigation into X due to “deeply concerning reports” of the chatbot being used to create and share undressed images of people, as well as “sexualised images of children”.<\/p>\n

If found to have broken the law, Ofcom can potentially issue X with a fine of up to 10% of its worldwide revenue or \u00a318 million, whichever is greater.<\/p>\n

And if X does not comply, Ofcom can seek a court order to force internet service providers to block access to the site in the UK altogether.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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