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X UK revenues drop nearly 60% in a year as content concerns spook advertisers

Elon Musk-owned site reports plunging profits amid outcry over use of AI tool Grok to create sexually explicit imagery

The Guardian - UK

Irish minister deactivates X account over Grok sexual deepfake controversy

The minister deactivated his account on Friday

The Independent UK

Grok paywall change ‘window dressing’ and ‘clearly’ not enough – Irish ministers

Ireland’s AI minister Niamh Smyth encouraged people to deactivate their X accounts.

Evening Standard

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Lawmakers and victims criticize the choice to limit Grok's AI image generation to paid users as 'insulting' and 'not effective'

The restriction comes as regulators worldwide threaten enforcement action over Grok's generation of thousands of non-consensual deepfakes per hour.

Fortune

Musk's Grok chatbot restricts image generation after global backlash to sexualized deepfakes

Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok has stopped allowing most users to generate or edit images after backlash over sexualized deepfakes

The Independent UK

Britain calls for transition in Iran to 'fair and democratic' government as protests grow in Tehran

Demonstrators have taken to the streets of Iran’s capital and in other cities

Evening Standard

Will Britain ban X? Starmer says 'all options on table' as fury grows over Grok creating sexualised images of women and children

Pressure mounts on government to take urgent action against X

Evening Standard

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UK ministers considering leaving X amid concern over AI tool images

Labour party chair says government having conversations about use of platform in light of sexualised Grok images

The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk’s Grok curbs AI image editing usage after deepfakes backlash

The tool is now limited to paying users.

Evening Standard

Grok turns off image generation for most users after it removed clothing from children

X has stopped its AI system for generating images for most of its users – after it was used to generate abusive pictures of women and children for days.

The Independent UK

Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery

Editing function to be limited to paying subscribers after X threatened with fines and regulatory action

The Guardian - UK

Grok being used to create sexually violent videos featuring women, research finds

AI tool also used to undress image of the woman killed by a federal immigration agent in the US, says research

The Guardian - UK

Grok AI: is it legal to produce or post undressed images of people without their consent?

Deluge of ‘nudified’ images on social media platform X raises questions about regulation of use of AI technologies

The Guardian - UK

Mississippi Lands $20B xAI Data Centre: Jobs Surge but Pollution Fears Grow

Mississippi has landed a record-breaking $20 billion (£14.89 billion) investment from Elon Musk's xAI to build the 'MACROHARDRR' data centre in Southaven.

International Business Times UK

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The Guardian - US

Hundreds of nonconsensual AI images being created by Grok on X, data shows

Sample of roughly 500 posts shows how frequently people are creating sexualized images with Elon Musk’s AI chatbot

The Conversation

Grok produces sexualized photos of women and minors for users on X – a legal scholar explains why it’s happening and what can be done

Since the end of December, 2025, X’s artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, has responded to many users’ requests to undress real people by turning photos of the people into sexually explicit material. After people began using the feature, the social platform company faced global scrutiny for enabling users to generate nonconsensual…

Euronews

AI overwhelm and algorithmic burnout: How 2026 will redefine social media

Tighter regulations, advancing AI integration, and a desire for greater authenticity will continue to re-shape what social media means in an increasingly disconnected world.

The Guardian - UK

AI tool Grok used to create child sexual abuse imagery, watchdog says

Internet Watch Foundation warns Elon Musk-owned AI risks bringing sexualised imagery of children into the mainstream

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The Independent UK

New law set to protect dating app users from ‘vile crime’ of cyberflashing

Social media and dating platforms are legally mandated to proactively detect and prevent unsolicited nude images from reaching their users

International Business Times

Elon Musk's xAI Secures Massive Power Infrastructure with Five 380 MW Natural Gas Turbines

Elon Musk's xAI confirms purchase of five 380 MW natural gas turbines from Doosan Enerbility to power massive AI supercomputing expansion in 2026.

The Guardian - UK

Commons women and equalities committee to stop using X amid AI-altered images row

Exclusive: Move follows outcry over use of Grok to digitally remove clothing from images of women and children

International Business Times UK

Cardi B Slams 'Disgusting' Grok AI 'Sex Offender' Claim Against Her Father

Cardi B has condemned what she called a 'disgusting' claim generated by Grok AI that falsely labelled her father a sex offender, accusing the platform of spreading dangerous misinformation.

International Business Times UK

Regulators Sound Alarm As Grok AI Deepfakes One Sexualised Image Of A Child Every 60 Seconds

Global regulators sound the alarm as Grok, Elon Musk's AI on X, generates sexualised images of minors as often as once per minute, prompting investigations under child protection and digital safety laws.

International Business Times UK

xAI Bags $20B As Elon Musk Celebrates a Funding Win that Could Reshape AI Power

Elon Musk's xAI has landed a monumental $20bn investment, smashing funding targets to fuel its mission of 'understanding the universe.'

Pedestrian.tv

Hundreds Of Non-Consensual, Explicit Images Created By Twitter’s AI Bot

“Since late 2025, eSafety has received several reports relating to the use of Grok to generate sexualised images without consent.”

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