EU opens probe into Musk’s Grok over sexual AI deepfakes
The Hindu
EU investigates Elon Musk's Grok for generating sexual AI deepfakes, examining compliance with Digital Services Act regulations.
The European Union on Monday (January 26, 2026) hit Elon Musk's X with an investigation over AI chatbot Grok's generation of sexualised deepfake images of women and minors, in the latest step of an international backlash against the tool.
Grok faces an outcry after it emerged that users could sexualise images of women and children using simple text prompts such as "put her in a bikini" or "remove her clothes".
"In Europe, we will not tolerate unthinkable behaviour, such as digital undressing of women and children," said European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen.
"It is simple — we will not hand over consent and child protection to tech companies to violate and monetise. The harm caused by illegal images is very real," she said in a statement to AFP.
EU tech commissioner Henna Virkkunen said the probe would "determine whether X has met its legal obligations" under the bloc's Digital Services Act (DSA), which is designed to police internet giants.
She said the rights of women and children in the EU should not be "collateral damage" of X's services.
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