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X bans explicit Grok deepfakes – but is its clash with the EU over?

While Elon Musk’s company has said it is taking steps to prevent its AI chatbot from creating nude images of real people, the European Commission has yet to be reassured.

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Elon Musk’s X will block Grok AI tool from creating sexualised images

The move came just hours after the billionaire said he was not aware of any “naked underage images” made by Grok.

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UK investigates Elon Musk’s X over sexualised AI images

The regulator Ofcom is investigating X under the Online Safety Act. “We have decided to open a formal investigation to establish whether X has failed to comply with its legal obligations under the Online Safety Act,” it said.

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Elon Musk’s Grok under fire for making sexually explicit AI deepfakes

Elon Musk’s xAI is facing backlash as its chatbot Grok, a key feature on social media platform X, repeatedly generated sexually explicit images of women and minors.

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EU Commission examines childlike sexual images created by Musk’s AI

A spokesperson for the European Commission said it was “very seriously looking into” the creation of sexually explicit images of girls – including minors – by Grok, the AI model integrated into X.

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X sues challenger for trying to ‘steal’ Twitter brand

‘Twitter never left.’ A week after a new start-up petitioned to ‘bring back’ the Twitter name and bird logo, Elon Musk’s X countersued ‘Operation Bluebird’ for copyright infringement.

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Elon Musk's war against the EU — should it really be 'dismantled'?

The European Union has become the new favorite enemy of X's owner. Is it just about business? Or is it more about actual political interference?

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European Commission hits Elon Musk’s X with €120 million fine

The European Commission targeted the tech billionaire’s social network with its first-ever fine under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The account tick marks and advertising policy do not respect EU law, the Commission said.

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What X’s new location feature tells us about disinformation in Europe

Accounts from Asia and Australia are propagating extremist views in Europe, according to an analysis of X posts.

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How does one week off social media impact mental health?

Could a one-week detox improve mental health? A new study says one in four young people reported less depression after being off the apps.

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OpenAI, X and other major sites down amid Cloudflare outage

Cloudflare is an internet infrastructure that powers many of today’s online websites.

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Ireland launches investigation into Elon Musk’s X on content moderatio

Ireland’s media regulator is probing content moderation policies on the social media platform X.

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Elon Musk's takes on Wikipedia with AI-powered Grokipedia

US tech billionaire Elon Musk launched an AI-powered encyclopedia, Grokipedia. But it got off to a rocky start.

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Elon Musk threatens to sue Apple over X and Grok's App Store rankings

Musk accused Apple of "behaving in a manner that makes it impossible for any AI company besides OpenAI to reach #1 in the App Store".

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Coordinated network amplifies child sex abuse on X, researchers warn

At least 150 accounts shared “millions” of posts on X over a four-day period in July that encouraged users to buy child exploitation materials, an investigation has found.

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How Elon Musk boosted Europe's hard-right on social media

Musk is a kingmaker on the platform he acquired in 2022, and European political figures have taken note.