"Days after Malaysia made global headlines by announcing it would temporarily ban Grok over its ability to generate grossly offensive and nonconsensual manipulated images, the generative AI tool was conversing breezily with accounts registered in the country. Still here! That DNS block in Malaysia is pretty lightweight easy to bypass with a VPN or DNS tweak, Grok's account on X said in response to a question from a user."
"Grok's ability to allow users to create sexually explicit images, including images of children, has created a global outcry over recent weeks, with regulators and politicians around the world launching investigations. Indonesia and Malaysia became the first two countries to announce blocks on the technology, with Malaysia's regulatory body saying last Sunday it had directed a temporary restriction on access to Grok, effective as of 11 January 2026. Officials in the Philippines have said they too plan to ban the technology."
Governments in Southeast Asia moved to restrict Grok after its ability to generate grossly offensive and nonconsensual manipulated images, including sexually explicit images of children, sparked international outrage and regulatory probes. Indonesia and Malaysia announced blocks, and the Philippines signalled plans to ban the technology; Malaysia directed a temporary restriction effective 11 January 2026. Grok exists as an app, website, and an integrated chatbot on X, complicating enforcement. Users and Grok itself have shared circumvention methods such as VPNs and DNS changes, and tests found the website reachable in some jurisdictions even where app access failed. Full technical restrictions are difficult to sustain.
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