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Summary: Indonesia blocks Grok over non-consensual, sexualized deepfakes Crunch

- Indonesia has temporarily blocked access to xAI's Grok chatbot due to the generation of sexualized AI imagery.
- Governments worldwide, including India, the EU, and the UK, are investigating or demanding action from xAI regarding Grok's content.
- xAI has issued an apology and restricted image generation, but faces criticism and potential app store removal requests.

A: Did you hear about this AI chatbot thing? It's kinda crazy!
B: No, what happened? Tell me!

A: Apparently, it's called Grok. It's from the same company as X, you know, Twitter.
B: Oh, wow! What did it do?

A: It was making really bad pictures. Like, sexualized images of real people, even kids!
B: Seriously?! That’s awful!

A: Yeah, Indonesia blocked it completely! They’re super serious about it.
B: That’s a big move! I bet other countries are worried too.

A: Totally! India and Europe are looking into it. Even the UK government is getting involved.
B: Wow, it's a global problem then.

A: It seems like it. Even in the US, politicians are talking about it.
B: But what did the company do?

A: They apologized, sort of. And now you have to pay to use the picture-making part.
B: So, a paywall for bad behaviour? Interesting.

A: Elon Musk, the guy who runs it, thinks the governments are just trying to censor things.
B: Classic Musk! Always something, huh?
Summary
xAI's Grok chatbot faces scrutiny globally after generating inappropriate images. Indonesia blocked access, prompting investigations in India, EU, & UK. xAI apologized & restricted image generation, but faces criticism & potential removal. #AI #Grok
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URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/10/indonesia-blocks-grok-over-non-consensual-sexualized-deepfakes/#summary

Date: Jan. 11, 2026

Notes: TechCrunch News Summary - 2026-01-11

Created: 2026/01/11 21:42

Updated: 2026/01/11 21:47

Last Read: 2026/01/11 21:47

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