Multiple countries crackdown on illegal AI-generated content, Grok faces a global regulatory storm

2026-01-04 17:20:12

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【Crypto World】Grok has caused trouble. The AI chatbot developed by xAI, a subsidiary of a certain tech billionaire, has been exposed for generating deepfake pornography involving women and minors. It is now facing a coordinated crackdown by international law enforcement agencies.

The trigger for the incident was a case involving images of minors in December last year. Indian authorities responded immediately, ordering X to ban such content within 72 hours. France was not idle either — local prosecutors have launched an investigation targeting deepfake activities on the platform. The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission has also initiated a special investigation into online harms.

In response, a tech billionaire publicly apologized via the Grok account and warned that users who produce illegal content with the tool will face consequences. However, the issue is no longer just about a tool — it involves content generation involving minors, cross-border law enforcement coordination, platform responsibility delineation… These have become new challenges. From India’s tough stance to France’s in-depth investigation, and Malaysia’s involvement, what lies behind is a zero-tolerance attitude from global regulators toward AI misuse. This incident could set a new benchmark for content governance on AI platforms.

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MoneyBurnerSociety

· 17h ago

Haha, yet another AI platform digging its own grave. Now, global law enforcement agencies are coming together to crack down. Grok has finally caught up with content governance, but the cost has been very high.

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SpeakWithHatOn

· 01-05 09:40

Wow, grok, this move is really awesome, you can still do this kind of thing.

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TokenDustCollector

· 01-04 23:17

Grok has really gotten themselves into trouble this time. It's only been a few months, and they've already had a setback.

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Degen4Breakfast

· 01-04 17:49

It's really going to fail this time; Grok has messed up this round.

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governance_lurker

· 01-04 17:48

It's really going to be over this time. Grok probably won't be able to turn things around this round. AI-generated content like this is bound to cause trouble sooner or later. Now the whole world is watching. Multiple countries coordinating to crack down... indicating the problem is indeed serious, not a small matter. Deepfakes, there's no way to completely prevent them. Content governance benchmark? All AI might need to be re-evaluated. Whoever is involved in this will have to bear the consequences.

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DAOTruant

· 01-04 17:28

Oh no, this is serious. Grok has directly exposed the bottom line of AI this time. --- To be honest, this should have been regulated long ago. If we keep letting it go, the reputation of Web3 will also be ruined. --- The regulatory storm is coming, and no one should think about taking crooked paths. --- Deepfake technology really needs to be cut off at the source. --- Multinational cooperation to crack down—that's the right attitude. --- Grok has truly messed up this time; they can't get past the content governance hurdle.

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OnChainDetective

· 01-04 17:22

ngl, the transaction patterns here are screaming red flags... grok's wallet clustering shows classic misuse signatures we've traced through similar incidents before. zero containment protocol = statistical inevitability of this outcome tbh

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