Musk’s X Probed by UK Over Grok’s Thousands of Sexualized Images

UK regulators have opened a probe into Elon Musk’s X as backlash mounts worldwide over the thousands of sexually suggestive images generated by the artificial intelligence tool Grok on the social media platform.

The UK communications regulator Ofcom said Monday that it is formally investigating whether X, a subsidiary of xAI, breached the nation’s Online Safety Act, potentially exposing the platform to fines or restrictions on its service. X declined to comment on the probe, but has said in recent days that it takes action against illegal content by removing it and suspending accounts.

Nations including the UK, France ...