"The two Southeast Asian countries became the first in the world to ban access to Elon Musk's Grok over the weekend after the AI chatbot was used to produce sexually explicit and non-consensual images. Indonesian regulators temporarily blocked the bot on Saturday, with Malaysia following suit on Sunday. Grok, which can be accessed through X, formerly Twitter, sparked global outrage after it was used to generate images of female users in sexually explicit positions and in bikinis. Some images also involved children."
"The Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) issued a statement on Sunday saying it was blocking access to Grok after it was repeatedly used "to generate obscene, sexually explicit, indecent, grossly offensive, and non-consensual manipulated images, including content involving women and minors." The MCMC said it had contacted Musk's X and xAI the AI company behind Grok demanding effective safeguards. According to MCMC, the responses failed to address the risk posed by the AI tools, instead referring to user-initiated reporting mechanisms. "MCMC considers this insufficient to prevent harm or ensure legal compliance," it said. It added that the AI bot would remain blocked until effective safeguards were implemented."
Indonesia and Malaysia temporarily blocked access to Elon Musk's Grok after the chatbot was used to generate sexually explicit, non-consensual images, some involving children. Indonesia's Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid called non-consensual sexual deepfakes a serious violation of human rights, dignity and digital safety. Malaysia's Communications and Multimedia Commission said Grok repeatedly produced obscene, indecent and non-consensual manipulated images involving women and minors. MCMC contacted X and xAI demanding effective safeguards and found responses that relied on user reporting insufficient. The bot will remain blocked until effective safeguards are implemented to prevent harm and ensure legal compliance.
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