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13 'Grok' stories February 2025 - January 2026
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As 37 US states respond to Grok CSAM problem, Apple really needs to act

Avatar for Ben Lovejoy Jan 28 2026 - 4:28 am PT
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As 37 US states respond to Grok CSAM problem, Apple really needs to act | Conceptual image of child hiding

At least 37 attorneys general for US states are responding to the ongoing problem of the Grok chatbot creating child sexual abuse materials (CSAM).

It follows the app being banned in two countries and investigations being opened in both the UK and EU, but both Apple and Google have so far ignored requests for them to temporarily remove Grok and X from their respective app stores …

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Threads more popular than X on iPhone; Grok CSAM controversy intensifies

Avatar for Ben Lovejoy Jan 19 2026 - 4:16 am PT
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Grok CSAM controversy intensifies | A stylized 3D version of the Grok logo

A new market intelligence report suggests that Threads is now more popular than X on iPhone and Android, although X still has a strong overall lead when web usage is taken into account.

Separately, the controversy over Grok generating non-consensual explicit images – including CSAM – has intensified, as xAI is now being sued by the mother of one of Elon Musk’s children …

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As pressure mounts for Apple to pull the X app, xAI says Grok will stop undressing people

Avatar for Marcus Mendes Jan 14 2026 - 5:12 pm PT
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Hours after a coalition of digital rights, child safety, and women’s rights organizations asked Apple to “take immediate action” against X and Grok AI, xAI confirmed that Grok will no longer edit “images of real people in revealing clothing such as bikinis,” with significant carve-outs. Here are the details.

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Two countries block Grok app over AI-generated CSAM as we await Apple’s response

Avatar for Ben Lovejoy Jan 12 2026 - 5:04 am PT
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Two countries block Grok app over AI-generated CSAM as we await Apple's response | Frightened woman in the dark

Two countries have blocked the Grok app after it was widely used to generate non-consensual near-nude deepfakes of women and children. A third country is currently carrying out an investigation.

Three US senators have asked Apple to temporarily remove both X and Grok from the US App Store due to “sickening content generation,” and we are still awaiting the company’s response …

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AI chatbots can’t be trusted, proves study, but Apple made a good choice

Avatar for Ben Lovejoy Mar 11 2025 - 4:16 am PT
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AI chatbots can't be trusted, proves study, but Apple made a good choice | Siri developer graphic

If there’s one piece of advice that bears repeating about AI chatbots it’s “Don’t use them to seek factual information – they absolutely cannot be trusted to be right.”

A new study demonstrated the extent of the problem – but did show that Apple made a good choice in partnering with OpenAI’s ChatGPT for queries Siri can’t answer …

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