US EditionGrok faces more scrutiny over deepfakes as Irish regulator opens EU privacy investigation
Ireland's Data Protection Commission launches a large-scale GDPR probe into X's AI chatbot Grok for generating nonconsensual sexualized deepfake images, including those depicting children.
- On February 17, 2026, Ireland's Data Protection Commission opened a formal investigation into X's AI chatbot Grok over personal data processing and potential sexualised images of children, notifying X on Monday.
- After media reports earlier this month, X's image-editing tool Grok was used to digitally undress images of women and children and flooded X last month with AI-altered, near-nude images, drawing further regulatory attention despite curbs.
- The probe was opened under section 110 of the Data Protection Act 2018, with Mr Doyle stating, `As the Lead Supervisory Authority for XIUC across the EU/EEA, the DPC has commenced a large-scale inquiry which will examine XIUC's compliance with some of their fundamental obligations under the GDPR in relation to the matters at hand.`
- Regulators say investigations will continue for several months, and X could face fines of up to 4% of global annual turnover or 20 million euros if found in breach.
- With Brussels and London already investigating, Ireland's Data Protection Commission leads as the EU regulator, amid French raids and UK inquiries into X's Grok AI.
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Musk’s X probed by Irish data watchdog over Grok sexual images
By Olivia Fletcher, Bloomberg Ireland’s data protection watchdog has launched an investigation into X over concerns about sexualized images created and published using the Grok AI chatbot. The probe will determine whether billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform has complied with its obligations regarding the processing of European Union users’ personal data, according to a statement by the Dublin-based Data Protection Commission on Tuesday…
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Independent EspañolBy KELVIN CHAN LONDRES (AP) — Elon Musk’s social network X faces a European Union privacy investigation after its Grok chatbot started generating unauthorized deepfake images, reported Ireland’s data privacy regulator on Tuesday. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission notified X on Monday that it was opening the investigation under the EU’s strict data privacy rules, made up of 27 countries, which adds to the scrutiny X faces in Europe and other p…
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The European Union's data privacy control body has initiated an investigation into Elon Musk's X by sexualized images generated by the social media site's artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok.
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