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Ofcom investigates Elon Musk's Grok AI after thousands of women report non-consensual deepfakes. UK regulator could ban X or fine the platform 10% of global revenue.

The regulator Ofcom is investigating X under the Online Safety Act. “We have decided to open a formal investigation to establish whether X has failed to comply with its legal obligations under the Online Safety Act,” it said.

Liz Kendall will give a statement in the Commons amid reports that the chatbot Grok digitally undressed people without their consent.

Officials say ban is to ‘protect women, children and the broader public’ from the mass production of AI-generated pornographic content

Liz Kendall says decision by X last week to restrict the Grok AI deepfake tool to subscribers did not go far enough

Government signals support for possible Ofcom intervention on Grok as scrutiny of X’s AI tool intensifies

Ofcom investigates social media platform over sexualised images made by its chatbot

Technology Secretary Liz Kendall told MPs that creating non-consensual intimate images will become a criminal offence from this week

In today’s newsletter: The chatbot is being used to digitally undress photos of women and children. What can politicians actually do to stop it, and what does it say about our control of the internet?