{"id":8082,"date":"2026-01-09T16:15:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T16:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8082"},"modified":"2026-01-09T16:15:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T16:15:47","slug":"elon-musks-ai-bot-grok-limits-image-generation-amid-deepfakes-backlash-social-media-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8082","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk\u2019s AI bot Grok limits image generation amid deepfakes backlash | Social Media News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>UK PM Keir Starmer\u2019s office says move to limit access to paying subscribers \u2018insulting\u2019 to victims and \u2018not a solution\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 9 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">9 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Elon Musk\u2019s AI chatbot Grok has limited image generation on the social media platform X amid growing backlash over its use to create sexualised deepfakes of women and children.<\/p>\n<p>Grok told X users on Friday that image generation and editing features were now available only to paying subscribers.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The standalone Grok app, which operates separately from X, still allows users to generate images without a subscription.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes after\u00a0Musk was threatened with fines and several countries pushed back publicly against the tool that allowed users to alter online images to remove the subjects\u2019 clothes.<\/p>\n<p>The European Commission said on Monday that such images circulating on X were unlawful and appalling.<\/p>\n<p>The United Kingdom\u2019s data regulator also said it had asked the platform to explain how it was complying with data protection laws following concerns that Grok was generating sexually abusive images of women.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday,\u00a0British Prime Minister Keir Starmer\u2019s office called the move to limit access to paying subscribers \u201cinsulting\u201d to victims and \u201cnot a solution\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat simply turns an AI feature that allows the creation of unlawful images into a premium service,\u201d a Downing Street spokesperson said.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s insulting the victims of misogyny and sexual violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The EU executive, for its part, said it had \u201ctaken note of the recent changes\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>But EU digital affairs spokesperson Thomas Regnier told reporters, \u201cThis doesn\u2019t change our fundamental issue, paid subscription or non-paid subscription.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t want to see such images. It\u2019s as simple as that,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cWhat we\u2019re asking platforms to do is to make sure that their design, that their systems do not allow the generation of such illegal content.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The European Commission has ordered X to retain all internal documents and data related to Grok until the end of 2026 in response to the uproar about the sexualised images.<\/p>\n<p>France, Malaysia and India have also criticised Musk\u2019s platform over the issue.<\/p>\n<p>Musk said last week that anyone using Grok to create illegal content would face the same consequences as uploading such material directly.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time that Grok has been criticised, after the chatbot last year was slammed for providing anti-Semitic responses to questions from X users.<\/p>\n<p>In July, Musk\u2019s artificial intelligence firm xAI disabled Grok\u2019s text replies and deleted posts after the chatbot praised Adolf Hitler and made anti-Semitic remarks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK PM Keir Starmer\u2019s office says move to limit access to paying subscribers \u2018insulting\u2019 to victims and \u2018not a solution\u2019. 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