The Latest Breaking News from Liz Kendall

Ofcom had earlier launched an investigation over reports Grok was allowing users to manipulate images of women and children.

‘We’ve made it clear that X has to act,’ the prime minister says

The UK is activating laws to criminalise AI-generated deepfakes following a crackdown on Elon Musk's Grok. Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned X could lose its self-regulatory status if it fails to curb digital abuse.

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology did not specify which day it would come into effect.

Charlotte Nichols calls on technology secretary to set out ‘red line’ social media firms must cross before government switches to alternative platforms

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The UK is making it a crime to generate or request AI-made explicit content from this week, following the ban on sharing deepfakes. The region's communications regulator, Ofcom, is also looking into Grok, investigating the service formally to see if it "has complied with its duties to protect people."

It comes as media watchdog Ofcom has launched an investigation into whether the social media platform has breached UK law.

For those who died before a compensation decision was reached, the long-awaited government report comes too late - for other women, the fight continues