Published: January 15, 2026 at 9:26 am
Grok, the AI tool on Elon Musk’s social media platform X, will no longer be able to ‘undress’ images of real people in jurisdictions where it is illegal.
The climbdown follows widespread condemnation of the tool, which is being used by thousands to remove the clothes of women and children in images.
X disabled the image generator for free users – meaning only those who had logged personal details with X could use it – but the pressure intensified further after Malaysia and Indonesia became the first countries in the world to block access to Grok outright. Yesterday California confirmed that it was probing the spread of sexualised AI deepfakes, including of children, generated by the AI model.
“We now geoblock the ability of all users to generate images of real people in bikinis, underwear, and similar attire via the Grok account and in Grok in X in those jurisdictions where it’s illegal,” X said in a statement.
“We have implemented technological measures to prevent the Grok account from allowing the editing of images of real people in revealing clothing.”