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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Robert Booth and Jessica Elgot

X ‘acting to comply with UK law’ after outcry over sexualised images

A billboard in London shows a picture of Elon Musk - and urges users to delete their X accounts
Ofcom has now launched an investigation into X. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Elon Musk’s X is understood to have told the government it is acting to comply with UK law, after nearly a fortnight of public outcry at the use of its AI tool Grok to manipulate images of women and children by removing their clothes.

Keir Starmer told the House of Commons on Wednesday that photographs generated by Grok were “disgusting” and “shameful”, but said he had been informed that X was “acting to ensure full compliance with UK law”.

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