US EditionWomen's, Advocacy Groups Call on Apple, Google to Drop X and Grok From App Stores
Advocates cite thousands of sexually explicit AI-generated images from Grok, urging Apple and Google to act amid investigations by U.S., U.K., and European authorities.
- On Wednesday, a coalition of women's groups, tech watchdogs and progressive activists asked Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai to remove X and Grok to prevent further abuse and criminal activity.
- Critics say the problem began in early January when Grok enabled users to create images of minors and acknowledged lapses in safeguards, while Copyleaks detected thousands of explicit images and a December analysis estimated roughly one nonconsensual sexualized image per minute.
- Last week, Grok restricted its image tool to paying subscribers, and Elon Musk said on Wednesday he is "not aware of naked underage images generated by Grok" and the chatbot rejects illegal prompts.
- California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced an investigation into Grok's sexually explicit content, calling it a "shocking" avalanche, while U.S. lawmakers and overseas authorities, including Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the European Commission, also scrutinize the issue.
- IWF and other monitors warned that Grok and similar AI tools spread sexualized images of women and children, used to harass people online, urging xAI to act immediately.
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Advocacy groups demand Apple and Google block X from app stores
Two open letters are directed at Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai. | Photo: Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images X is awash with nonconsensual sexual deepfakes that blatantly violate Apple's and Google's policies, yet it and xAI's Grok remain on both companies' app stores. In open letters published Wednesday, a coalition of 28 advocacy groups, including women's organizations and tech watchdogs, are demanding CEOs Tim Cook and Sundar Pi…
Tech watchdogs, advocacy groups call on Apple, Google to drop X and Grok from app stores
Open letters from a coalition of women's groups, tech watchdogs, and progressive activists accuse X and Grok of generating illegal content that violate the terms of service of app stores
28 advocacy groups call on Apple and Google to ban Grok, X over nonconsensual deepfakes
Elon Musk isn't the only party at fault for Grok's nonconsensual intimate deepfakes of real people, including children. What about Apple and Google? The two (frequently virtue-signaling) companies have inexplicably allowed Grok and X to remain in their app stores — even as Musk's chatbot reportedly continues to produce the material. On Wednesday, a coalition of women's and progressive advocacy groups called on Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai to uphol…
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