Turkey Slams Musk’s X Over Profanity in Latest Challenge to Grok

Profane posts generated by the Grok artificial intelligence chatbot on Elon Musk’s X are unacceptable and could lead to a ban on the platform in Turkey, according to a government minister.

“It is unacceptable to use tailored profanity,” Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu told Bloomberg Wednesday, adding that Turkey will ban X “if necessary” unless steps are taken to prevent such content.

While Uraloglu didn’t name specific examples, his comments follow a series of posts by the chatbot that targeted President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Insulting the president is a crime in Turkey, and the government has increasingly ...