Indonesia temporarily blocks access to Grok over sexualised images
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Indonesia is the first country to deny access to Grok.
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JAKARTA – Indonesia temporarily blocked Mr Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot on Jan 10 due to the risk of AI-generated pornographic content, becoming the first country to deny access to the AI tool.
The move comes after governments and regulators from Europe to Asia have condemned and some have opened inquiries into sexualised content on the app
xAI, the start-up behind Grok, on Jan 8 said it was restricting image generation and editing
“The government views the practice of non-consensual sexual deepfakes as a serious violation of human rights, dignity and the security of citizens in the digital space,” Communications and Digital Minister Meutya Hafid said in a statement.
The ministry has also summoned X officials to discuss the matter.
Mr Musk said on X that anyone using Grok to make illegal content would suffer the same consequences as if they had uploaded illegal content.
xAI replied to Reuters’ e-mail seeking comment with what seemed to be an automated response – “Legacy Media Lies”. X did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Indonesia, with the world’s biggest Muslim population, has strict rules that ban the sharing online of content deemed obscene. REUTERS
