Starmer warns X that if it cannot control Grok, we will'

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"The actions of Grok and X are absolutely disgusting and shameful. Protecting their abusive users, rather than the women and children who are being abused shows a total distortion of priorities. So let me be crystal clear, we won't stand for it, because no matter how unstable or complex the world becomes, this Government will be guided by its values. We'll stand up for the vulnerable against the powerful. If X cannot control Grok, we will an"

Journalists are being deployed to cover reproductive rights, climate change and Big Tech, producing investigations and documentaries while keeping reporting open access without paywalls. Donations fund sending reporters to speak to both sides of developing stories. Sir Keir Starmer warned X that if it cannot control the chatbot Grok the platform could lose the right to self-regulate. Ofcom has launched an investigation into whether Grok was used to create and share sexualised images of children. The Technology Secretary told MPs that creating non-consensual intimate images will become a criminal offence and described AI-generated sexualised images as weapons of abuse. The Prime Minister condemned Grok and X and vowed government action to protect vulnerable people.

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