Key insights
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Restrictions apply broadly, with location-based blocking where illegal: xAI said the new measures apply to all users, including paid subscribers, and include geoblocking image generation of real people in certain attire in jurisdictions where it is illegal.
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Regulators are assessing potential legal violations and platform safeguards: California and Britain opened probes, and the European Commission said it would assess whether the changes effectively protect citizens in the EU.
Takeaways
X and xAI implemented new technical and geoblocking restrictions on Grok’s image generation while investigations and regulatory assessments proceed and some countries have blocked the tool.
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