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UK regulator asks X about reports its AI makes 'sexualised images of children'

bbc - Elon Musk's social media platform has warned users not to use Grok to generate illegal content.


Global Regulatory Investigations

Elon Musk's X faces probes in Europe, India, Malaysia after Grok generated explicit images of women and children

2 months / cnbc

Grok under investigation for sexualized deepfake generation

2 months / mashable

EU Condemns Musk’s Grok for Illegal Sexualized Images of Kids

2 months / bloomberg / Olivia Solon

UK regulator asks X about reports its AI makes 'sexualised images of children'

2 months / bbc

UK watchdog in ‘urgent contact’ with Musk’s X over AI-generated sexualized images of children

2 months / politico / Mizy Clifton

France and Malaysia investigate Grok for sexualized deepfakes

2 months / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen


Other Coverage

Grok's AI CSAM Shitshow

2 months / 404media / Jason Koebler


Platform Accountability

Elon Musk's xAI Refuses to Rein In Grok as Non-Consensual Deepfakes Run Wild

2 months / decrypt / Jose Antonio Lanz

X blames users for Grok-generated CSAM; no fixes announced

2 months / ycombinator

X blames users for Grok-generated CSAM; no fixes announced

2 months / arstechnica / Ashley Belanger

Grok apologizes for sharing sexualized images of children

2 months / techxplore


Safe Harbour Policy Threats

From CSAM to Deepfakes: X Faces Safe Harbor Revoke Threat Over Grok’s Obscene Content

2 months / medianama / Azdhan

Centre Mulls Revoking X’s Safe Harbour Over Grok Misuse: Report

2 months / inc42 / Palak Sharma

One-Minute Daily AI News 1/4/2026

2 months / reddit / /u/Excellent-Target-847


All Other Stories

foreign regulators are on it - usa regulators mum on xAI Grok deepfake porn problems… www.cnbc.com/2026/01/05/i...

2 months / bsky / @lorak.bsky.social / lorak.bsky.social

With Grok, Elon Musk has, in a perverse way, sort of succeeded at doing something Mark Zuckerberg and Sam Altman have tried: Running a social media site where AI is integrated and that people actually use. The major downsides? Yeah, a whole lot:

2 months / bsky / @404media.co / 404media.co

We are experiencing world events like the kidnapping of Maduro through the lens of the most depraved AI you can imagine.

2 months / bsky / @404media.co / 404media.co

All of this is bad: AI models are often trained on images of children, AI is used disproportionately against women, X is generally a cesspool, etc. Elon Musk of all people has not shown any indication that he remotely cares about any of this, and has ev

2 months / bsky / @404media.co / 404media.co

And as this is happening in realtime with real world events, mainstream media have demonstrated that they do not know or care to know the first thing about by writing articles about LLMs. There were dozens of articles explaining that “Grok apologizes,” w

2 months / bsky / @404media.co / 404media.co

www.404media.co/groks-ai-csa...

2 months / bsky / @tepski.tech / tepski.tech

Musk is now peddling paedophilia Anyone remaining on his X site is complicit in this absolute horror

2 months / bsky / @neilmackay.bsky.social / neilmackay.bsky.social

U.K. communications watchdog Ofcom is looking into whether X may be in breach of British online safety regulations following a series of reports that its AI chatbot Grok generated sexually explicit images of children.

2 months / bsky / @politico.eu / politico.eu

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Oil and defense stocks react to Venezuela news: Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Palantir, Lockheed, Halliburton, more

Michael Grothaus / fastcompany - The geopolitical implications of President Trump’s controversial weekend attack on Venezuela and the capture and extradition of its president, Nicolás Maduro, are still being digested by legal and security experts in the two days following the shocking an…


Geopolitical ripples: Global political and military maneuvers

Marco Rubio’s portfolio expands with new Venezuela task

2 months / semafor / J.D. Capelouto

How China views the US' capture of Nicolás Maduro

2 months / semafor / J.D. Capelouto

Maduro pleads not guilty, insists he is still Venezuela's president

2 months / semafor / J.D. Capelouto

It would be hard to find a better expert on Venezuela than @ricardo_hausman. Expert on how countries emerge and grow. Native son.

2 months / x / @bgurley

Is the U.S. at war with Venezuela? Here's why the distinction matters so much

2 months / axios / Avery Lotz

African Union expresses ‘grave concern’ over US raid of Venezuela

2 months / semafor / Alexis Akwagyiram

The Gulf won't mourn Maduro

2 months / semafor / Mohammed Sergie


Market reactions: Trading, crypto and metals on edge

$30,000 Maduro bet sparks debate over prediction markets' insider trading exposure

2 months / axios / Nathan Bomey

A $400,000 profit on Maduro's capture raises insider trading questions on Polymarket

2 months / npr / Bobby Allyn

Polymarket Trader's $400K Bet on Maduro's Ousting Sparks Insider Trading Controversy

2 months / decrypt / Simon Chandler

Dow closes at record high as stocks climb after U.S.’s Venezuela operation

2 months / x / @MarketWatch

Silver, gold are big winners as investors look for safety amid Venezuela tumult

2 months / x / @MarketWatch

Dow leads stocks higher in final hour as markets react to U.S.-Venezuela fallout

2 months / x / @MarketWatch

Silver and gold are the big winners as investors look for safety following the U.S. intervention in Venezuela

2 months / x / @MarketWatch

Stocks rise after the U.S. attacks Venezuela. But gold tells a different story

2 months / qz / Catherine Baab

Why U.S. markets appear relatively calm in wake of Maduro capture

2 months / x / @MarketWatch

Morning Minute: Bitcoin Grinds Up Amidst Venezuela Conflict

2 months / decrypt / Tyler Warner

BTC buoyant as Maduro's fall ignites shadow reserve rumor: Crypto Daybook Americas

2 months / coindesk / Omkar Godbole


Oil plays: Energy stocks and hedge bets surge

A hedge-fund billionaire bet on a Venezuela-linked oil refiner at the right time

2 months / x / @MarketWatch

This hedge-fund billionaire bet on a Venezuela-linked oil refiner at just the right time

2 months / x / @MarketWatch

U.S. oil companies are holding off on Venezuela — for now

2 months / qz / Joseph Zeballos-Roig

Who really controls Venezuela’s oil after Maduro’s capture? US firms move in amid decades of decline

2 months / ain

Oil and defense stocks react to Venezuela news: Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Palantir, Lockheed, Halliburton, more

2 months / fastcompany / Michael Grothaus

Getting Venezuela’s oil will be harder than the White House thinks

2 months / semafor / Tim McDonnell


Tech response: Starlink steps up for Venezuela

Venezuela loses president, but gains empty Starlink internet offer

2 months / theregister / Brandon Vigliarolo

Starlink Is About to Enter a New Conflict Zone

2 months / gizmodo / Ellyn Lapointe

Starlink offers free internet access in Venezuela following Maduro raid

2 months / engadget / Kris Holt

Back to Top / Monday, January 5, 2026, 8:21 am / permalink 17494 / 27 stories in 2 months


Labor minister rebukes Coupang over data leak response

Chae Yun-hwan / co - SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- Labor Minister Kim Young-hoon on Monday criticized onl...

#cybersecurity #ecommerce #dataprivacy #techpolicy #government #business #asia #regulation

Labor minister rebukes Coupang over data leak response

2 months / co / Chae Yun-hwan

Coupang users down 6% after data breach

2 months / co / Jang Hae-rin

Back to Top / Monday, January 5, 2026, 2:20 am / permalink 17486 / 2 stories in 2 months


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