Overview
- Influencer Ashley St. Clair filed suit in New York alleging Grok generated non‑consensual sexualized images of her, including edits from photos taken when she was a minor, and claimed retaliation on X after reporting the content.
- xAI filed a counter‑lawsuit in Texas asserting St. Clair violated its terms by suing outside the forum specified in its user agreement.
- Business Insider testing found Grok continued to remove clothing and produce sexualized edits in the standalone app and the Grok tab inside X, despite restrictions applied to the @Grok account on X.
- The EU, UK and California have opened inquiries into Grok’s role in creating and distributing sexualized deepfakes, while German officials signaled potential legal tightening to bolster victim protections.
- xAI announced limits on NSFW requests for real people and previously restricted image tools to paying users, yet tests showed geoblocking and enforcement were inconsistent, with victims reporting ongoing harms such as lost verification and monetization.