The Internet Safety Watchdog said it had opened a formal investigation into Company “X” under the Kingdom’s Internet Safety Law, to determine whether it had complied with protecting people from illegal content in the United Kingdom.

The authority reported very disturbing reports indicating the use of the Grok AI chatbot account on the “X” platform to create and share nude images of people, which may amount to the misuse of intimate images or pornographic material, and sexual images of children may amount to sexual assault material against minors (CSAM).

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She added in the statement: “As the UK’s independent online safety watchdog, we urgently contacted X on Monday 5 January and set a strict deadline of Friday 9 January for it to explain the steps it has taken to comply with its duties to protect its users in the UK.”

She confirmed that the American company responded on time, and we conducted a rapid assessment of the available evidence.

The authority noted that it had decided to open an official investigation to determine whether Company “X” had breached its legal obligations under the Internet Safety Law in particular, with regard to:

– Assess the risk of people in the UK seeing content that is illegal in the UK, and carry out an up-to-date risk assessment before making any major changes to their service.

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– Take appropriate steps to prevent people in the UK from seeing illegal content including non-consensual intimate images.

– Quickly remove illegal content when they become aware of it.

– Taking into account the protection of users from violating privacy laws.

– Assess the risks posed by their services to children in the UK, and undertake an updated risk assessment before making any material changes.

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– Use highly effective age safeguards to protect children in the UK from viewing pornography.

The authority stressed that the legal responsibility lies with the platforms to determine whether the content violates British laws, and they can seek help In accordance with the Kingdom’s guidelines regarding provisions for illegal content When making these decisions.

In this context, she explained that the Communications Regulatory Authority (Ofcom) is not a regulatory body, and does not issue specific requests regarding posts or accounts that should be deleted.

It stressed that its mission is to judge whether websites and applications have taken appropriate steps to protect people in the United Kingdom from illegal content, and to protect children from content that is harmful to them, such as pornography.

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If X does not comply with Ofcom’s requirements, the watchdog could seek an injunction to force ISPs to block access to the entire site within the UK.

If it is found to have breached the law, Ofcom may impose on X a fine of up to ten percent of its global revenues, or 18 million pounds sterling (20 million euros).

• Grok and the domino effect

Serious technical reports related to the artificial intelligence program “Grok” revealed its ability to generate fake pornographic images and content that exploits minors based on user requests.

British Minister Liz Kendall hinted at the possibility of supporting an effective ban on the platform through Ofcom, the independent and government-approved regulatory body for the communications and media sector in the United Kingdom, if “X” does not adhere to digital safety standards, describing the sexual manipulation of images of women and children as “despicable” behavior.

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In a related development, the Indonesian authorities decided to block access to “Grok” as a quick response to reports that revealed security vulnerabilities in image generation algorithms.

Although the company announced last Thursday that image generating features were limited to “privileged” subscribers only as a precautionary measure, the Indonesian government considered the step insufficient to protect the digital space from “deepfake” content, which puts additional pressure on Musk, who is facing similar investigations in several global capitals.

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It is noteworthy that Musk’s platform is facing a storm of criticism and scrutiny after the Grok incident, as the European Union described the content as “disgusting and illegal” and ordered the “X” platform to retain all internal documents related to “Grok” as part of an investigation under the “Digital Services Act” (DSA), while threatening to impose huge fines or a temporary ban as a last option.

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France accused the X platform of producing “clearly illegal” content, while India demanded a comprehensive review of Grok’s security mechanisms, while Malaysia opened criminal and regulatory investigations into the matter.

American billionaire Elon Musk described the sharp criticism directed at the “X” platform, which he owns, as “merely an excuse to impose censorship,” in light of an escalating crisis that led to several governments seeking to block the platform or its “Grok” artificial intelligence program.

In a defiant stance, Musk downplayed these accusations, considering that the controversy surrounding the “bikini photos” generated by the “Grok” application of some real personalities was nothing but an attempt to restrict the platform’s freedom.

It is worth noting that the service initially enabled users to ask questions to the chatbot via the social media platform, and to place tags on posts they created directly or on responses to posts by other users.

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Last summer, the company added an image-generating feature called “Grok Imagine,” which includes a so-called “spicy mode” capable of generating adult content.

Source: RT