The move follows backlash from the government and an Ofcom investigation, after some were found to use the tool to generate sexualised images of people.

The announcement comes just days after Grok drew global outcry and scrutiny for generating highly sexualized deepfake images of people without their consent.

A coalition of women's groups, tech watchdogs and progressive activists call on Google and Apple to remove X and Grok from their app stores.

A major lawsuit is putting Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok under intense legal and ethical scrutiny. A New York lawsuit alleges that Grok generated explicit and nonconsensual deepfake images, including content portraying a woman as a minor.

Ashley St. Clair, the mother of Elon Musk's 14th child, is suing xAI over Grok's generated sexually explicit images. St. Clair, a conservative influencer, filed the lawsuit against Musk's AI company after the platform allegedly generated and circulated sexual deepfake images of her across X.

The former MAGA queen sued Musk's social media platform X for allowing AI-generated explicit, 'unlawful images' to widely circulate.

In response to slow movement from X's teams, countries have begun tamping down access to xAI's bot and standalone app, as several conduct investigations into Grok's safeguards, xAI's response, and the possibility that the company is violating various online safety laws.

Elon Musk's AI assistant, Grok, is facing scrutiny from governments worldwide. First launched in 2023, Grok aims to compete with AI models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini.