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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Tara Cobham

Labour MP ‘baffled’ government still uses X after minister calls Grok’s sexualised images ‘weapons of abuse’

A Labour MP has been left “baffled” by the government’s decision to continue posting on X after a Cabinet minister warned sexualised images created by Grok were “weapons of abuse”.

Charlotte Nichols asked the technology secretary to set out the “red line” that social media firms must cross before the government switches to alternative platforms, with technology secretary Liz Kendall suggesting in her response that there was merit in ministers “keeping a voice” on a site that is used so widely.

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