Indonesia temporarily blocked access to Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot, citing the proliferation of non-consensual sexual deepfakes as a human-rights and public-safety risk. The move follows Grok’s decision to limit image generation and editing on X to paying subscribers—a step European officials and U.K. leaders criticized as inadequate and “insulting” to victims. Jakarta’s culture and digital affairs ministry said it summoned X representatives and framed the action as a measure to protect women, children, and the broader public under strict local obscenity rules. Musk has warned users that creating illegal content with Grok carries standard legal consequences, but regulators across multiple jurisdictions are weighing penalties as scrutiny of AI image tools intensifies in the wake of deepfake abuse.
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