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Grok Blocked: First Countries Ban Elon Musk's AI Chatbot

Published January 12, 2026, 09:25
Grok Blocked: First Countries Ban Elon Musk's AI Chatbot

Malaysia and Indonesia have become the first countries to block Grok, Elon Musk's AI chatbot, due to the creation of fake images of women and minors with sexual content. The Grok Imagine application, with its 'spicy' feature, generates pornographic images, even involving children, by altering photos and videos. This move comes amid growing scrutiny of Grok from the European Union, the United Kingdom, India, and France. Authorities in both countries stated that existing controls were insufficient to prevent the creation and dissemination of such content, while disabling the feature only for non-subscribers was deemed offensive to victims.