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"The Technology Secretary is expected to address MPs about social media platform X after backing a potential UK ban on the website over the creation of deepfake images using its AI tool. Liz Kendall is set to give a statement in the Commons on Monday following a row over reports that Grok, the chatbot owned by Elon Musk, had digitally undressed people without their consent. Ministers have expressed their disgust at the use of the tool to make deepfakes and said they would back Britain's communications regulator Ofcom if it decided to block access to X for failing to comply with online safety laws. Ofcom has been in contact with X and xAI, Grok's creator, over the production of images of undressed people and sexualised images of children and is carrying out an expedited assessment of the firms' response. Tech tycoon Elon Musk, the boss of Grok's creator xAI and the X social media platform where images have been shared, has accused the UK Government of being fascist and trying to curb free speech after ministers stepped up threats to effectively block his website."
Independent solicits donations to fund on-the-ground journalism and maintain free access to reporting across topics from reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech. Journalists are sent to investigate political financials and produce documentaries that highlight American women fighting for reproductive rights. UK ministers have threatened to block access to X after reports emerged that Grok produced deepfake images, including digitally undressing people and sexualised images of children. Ofcom has contacted X and xAI and is carrying out an expedited assessment of the firms' response. Elon Musk has accused the UK Government of being fascist and trying to curb free speech in reaction to blocking threats.
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