Source: Al Jazeera [Qatari state media]
“Elon Musk’s X has said it will ‘geoblock’ users of xAI Grok from creating images of people in ‘bikinis, underwear, and similar attire’ amid a global backlash against the chatbot’s sexualised images. ‘We have implemented technological measures to prevent the Grok account from allowing the editing of images of real people in revealing clothing such as bikinis,’ X’s safety team said in a statement late on Wednesday. Only paid subscribers will be allowed to create and edit images, while users will be blocked from generating sexualised imagery ‘in those jurisdictions where it’s illegal.’ The statement did not elaborate on the nature of the geoblocking or other safeguards.” (01/15/26)