Key insights
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Indonesia framed non-consensual sexual deepfakes as a human-rights issue: Meutya Hafid said the government views non-consensual sexual deepfakes as a serious violation of human rights, dignity, and citizens’ security in the digital space.
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Regulators in multiple jurisdictions signaled possible enforcement steps: India’s IT ministry ordered xAI to prevent obscene content generation, the European Commission ordered retention of Grok-related documents, and Ofcom said it will assess potential compliance issues that could warrant investigation.
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xAI’s mitigation steps did not cover all access points mentioned: xAI restricted AI image generation to paying X subscribers, and the restriction did not appear to affect the Grok app, which still allowed anyone to generate images.
Takeaways
Indonesia’s government said it is temporarily blocking Grok while officials pursue discussions and other jurisdictions consider or initiate regulatory steps tied to Grok-generated sexualized imagery.
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