US EditionMusk’s xAI limits Grok’s ability to create sexualized images of real people on X after backlash
xAI restricted Grok's sexualized image generation, geoblocking illegal content and limiting features to paid users amid investigations and global pressure, researchers note reduced bikini image creation.
- Updated Thursday, 15 Jan 2026, Elon Musk's xAI said Grok will no longer create sexualized images of real people and has implemented technological measures to block such edits.
- Users repeatedly prompted Grok to undress women and underage girls, sparking widespread outrage and mounting international pressure on xAI despite initial claims of safeguards lapses.
- X has geoblocked image creation of people in bikinis where illegal and limited editing to paid or Premium subscribers, while Copyleaks and AI Forensics found Grok’s responses less frequent and inconsistent last week.
- UK regulator Ofcom and California Attorney General Rob Bonta launched investigations, while Indonesia and Malaysia blocked Grok and a coalition plus three senators urged Apple and Google to remove the apps.
- Legal experts note that creators face prosecution under the Take it Down Act signed last year, while advocates warn carve-outs leave gaps and abusive users attempt circumvention.
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Users will no longer be able to use Grok to edit images of real people in countries where it is illegal.
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