European Commission opens investigation into Grok over sexualised manipulated images

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After Grok's image tools were used to create sexualised images of real women and children without consent, regulators on several continents moved against X and xAI. The European Commission opened a formal probe on January 26, alongside UK, French, Indian and other actions; xAI had restricted image editing from January 14.

• UK Ofcom and the ICO opened their own investigations; Paris prosecutors searched X's office on Feb 3.
• Indonesia blocked Grok; Malaysia and the Philippines restored access after fixes.
• xAI limited image features to paying users and geoblocked revealing edits of real people where illegal.