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Germany Cracks Down on AI-Generated Holocaust Content Online

By Maria Konash Jan 16, 2026

Germany’s government and Holocaust memorial institutions are calling on social media platforms to stop AI-generated images that distort or trivialize Nazi-era history.

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Mother of Elon Musk’s Child Files Lawsuit Against xAI Over Grok Deepfakes

By Maria Konash Jan 16, 2026

Ashley St Clair sues xAI over Grok AI deepfakes depicting sexualized images, while xAI countersues for alleged terms of service violations.

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Now Japan Probes xAI’s Grok Over Image Safety

By Maria Konash Jan 16, 2026

Japan has launched an investigation into Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok, citing concerns over the generation of inappropriate and sexualized images.

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Elon Musk’s Grok Faces Ban in Philippines Over Safety Risks

By Maria Konash Jan 15, 2026

The Philippines is preparing to block Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok over concerns about sexually explicit content and potential child safety risks.

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Senators Demand Accountability From X, Meta, and Alphabet Over Sexualized Deepfakes

By Maria Konash Jan 15, 2026

U.S. senators are demanding detailed explanations from major tech platforms on how they prevent and monetize AI-generated sexual deepfakes. The inquiry follows renewed scrutiny of generative AI tools and their safeguards.

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Musk Denies Knowledge of Underage Content in xAI’s Grok as Regulators Investigate

By Maria Konash Jan 14, 2026

Elon Musk denied awareness of underage explicit content generated by xAI’s Grok, amid international investigations, app store pressure, and regulatory action.

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Indonesia and Malaysia Block xAI’s Grok Over AI-Generated Explicit Content

By Maria Konash Jan 12, 2026

Indonesia and Malaysia have imposed temporary bans on xAI’s Grok chatbot following a flood of sexualized, AI-generated imagery on X, intensifying global regulatory pressure on generative AI platforms.

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X Limits Grok AI Image Generation to Subscribers

By Maria Konash Jan 9, 2026

X restricted Grok’s AI image-generation feature to paying subscribers following global criticism over non-consensual sexualized images of women and children. The move does not affect the standalone Grok app.

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EU Orders X to Preserve Grok AI Records

By Maria Konash Jan 8, 2026

The European Commission instructed X to retain internal documents and data linked to its Grok AI chatbot through 2026. The order follows concerns over illegal content and platform compliance under EU rules.

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xAI Raises $20 Billion in Oversubscribed Series E

By Maria Konash Jan 7, 2026

xAI closed a $20 billion Series E round, exceeding its original target and adding strategic backing from NVIDIA and Cisco. The funding supports expanded data center capacity, large-scale GPU deployment, and continued development of the Grok model family.

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Women and Children Targeted as Grok AI Abuse Spirals on X

By Maria Konash Jan 2, 2026

Users on X have exploited the platform’s Grok AI tool to generate sexually abusive images of women and children. The incident has intensified scrutiny of AI safeguards and platform accountability.

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Pentagon Taps xAI Grok for GenAI Platform

By Maria Konash Dec 23, 2025

The Pentagon has agreed to integrate xAI’s Grok models into its GenAI.mil platform, supporting AI-driven analysis and automation for millions of defense users.