News Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Follow Updates to [@]Grok Account 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. This restriction applies to all users, including paid subscribers. Additionally, image creation and the ability to edit images via the Grok account on the X platform are now only available to paid subscribers. This adds an extra layer of protection by helping to ensure that individuals who attempt to abuse the Grok account to violate the law or our policies can be held accountable. Geoblock update 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. UK communication regulator Ofcom has opened an investigation, and the UK is bringing a law into force this week that makes creating nonconsensual intimate deepfake images a criminal offense. Earlier on Wednesday, Prime Minister Keir Starmer told MPs that “To update the House, I have been informed this morning that X is acting to ensure full compliance with UK law. If so, that is welcome, but we’re not going to back down, and they must act.” The BBC reports that the prime minister’s official spokesperson called it a “qualified welcome,” based on media reports that X had taken action on the issues, but our testing indicates that isn’t true yet. Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates. Jay Peters