Overview
- Indonesia has conditionally restored access to Grok after receiving X Corp’s written commitments, with officials warning the suspension will return if safeguards fail.
- The UK Information Commissioner’s Office opened a formal probe into X and xAI over whether personal data was lawfully used as Grok generated sexualised deepfakes, including images appearing to involve children.
- French prosecutors searched X’s Paris offices in a widening criminal investigation that includes allegations of spreading child pornography and sexually explicit deepfakes, and they requested April interviews with Elon Musk and former CEO Linda Yaccarino.
- Ofcom’s separate investigation into X under the Online Safety Act continues, the European Commission is examining Grok under the Digital Services Act, and California’s attorney general has issued a cease‑and‑desist as part of a state inquiry.
- xAI and X say they have added “layered” safeguards, limited image tools to paying users, and introduced location‑based restrictions, yet regulators and watchdogs report persistent risks as Malaysia and the Philippines also lifted earlier bans after promised fixes.