Key insights
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Ofcom flagged potential criminal categories for Grok-generated content: Ofcom warned that nude deepfakes could amount to intimate image abuse or pornography, and that sexualised images of children could be considered child sexual abuse material.
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UK officials linked enforcement to Online Safety Act powers: The Online Safety Act requires strict age verification for platforms hosting potentially harmful content, and Ofcom can fine up to 10 percent of worldwide revenue and has power to ban Grok.
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Limiting Grok to paying subscribers was rejected as a remedy by the prime minister: Grok posted that it was limited to paying subscribers, and Keir Starmer said the move was an affront to victims and “not a solution”.
Takeaways
Ofcom is investigating whether X complied with UK legal obligations on harmful content as Grok-generated sexualised deepfakes spread and UK officials signalled potential fines or a ban.
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