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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Tara Cobham

Musk claims outcry over Grok deepfakes used as an ‘excuse for censorship’

Elon Musk has claimed critics of X “want any excuse for censorship” as his social media platform faces the threat of being shut down over deepfake pornography and child abuse images.

The billionaire appeared defiant on Friday despite the outcry over reports that X’s AI chatbot Grok was creating sexualised images of people, including children, at users’ request.

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