{"id":2203,"date":"2026-01-27T02:47:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T22:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/x-faces-eu-investigation-over-groks-sexualized-deepfakes\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T02:47:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T22:47:34","slug":"x-faces-eu-investigation-over-groks-sexualized-deepfakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/x-faces-eu-investigation-over-groks-sexualized-deepfakes\/","title":{"rendered":"X faces EU investigation over Grok\u2019s sexualized deepfakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25330839\/STK262_GROK_B.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">X is facing an investigation from the European Commission over the sexualized deepfakes generated by its Grok AI chatbot. In <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/commission\/presscorner\/detail\/en\/ip_26_203\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">its announcement<\/a>, the Commission says it will evaluate whether X \u00ab\u00a0properly assessed and mitigated risks\u00a0\u00bb associated with Grok&rsquo;s image-generating capabilities in the EU, as reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/26\/business\/european-union-x-grok-ai-images-musk.html?partner=slack&amp;smid=sl-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">earlier by <em>The New York Times<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/862460\/apple-google-app-stores-ditch-grok-x-open-letters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Advocacy groups<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/policy\/857924\/x-grok-ai-chatbot-bikini-images-regulators-congress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lawmakers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/859107\/uk-prime-minister-x-ai-grok-deepfakes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">from around<\/a> the world have raised the alarm on Grok&rsquo;s AI image editing feature after it began complying with requests to generate sexualized images of women and minors on the platform. X later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/859309\/grok-undressing-limit-access-gaslighting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">paywalled the ability to edit images<\/a> in public replies to posts, but everyone can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/861894\/grok-still-undressing-in-uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">still  \u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/868239\/x-grok-sexualized-deepfakes-eu-investigation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>X is facing an investigation from the European Commission over the sexualized deepfakes generated by its Grok AI chatbot. 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