X faces a new EU privacy investigation after its Grok chatbot generated nonconsensual deepfake images on the platform.
sparked a global backlash last month after it started granting requests from X users to undress people with its AI image generation and editing capabilities, including putting females in transparent bikinis or revealing clothing.
Researchers said some images appeared to include children. The company later introduced someThe Irish watchdog said its investigation focuses on the apparent creation and posting on X of “potentially harmful” nonconsensual intimate or sexualized images containing or involving personal data from Europeans, including children.Grok was built by Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI and is available through X, where its responses to user requests are publicly visible for others to see. The watchdog said the investigation will seek to determine whether X complied with the EU data privacy rules known as GDPR, or General Data Protection Regulation. Under the rules, the Irish regulator takes the lead on enforcing the bloc's privacy rules because X's European headquarters is based in Dublin. Violations can result in hefty fines. The regulator “has been engaging” with X since media reports started circulating weeks earlier about “the alleged ability of X users to prompt the @Grok account on X to generate sexualized images of real people, including children,” Deputy Commissioner Graham Doyle said in a press statement.X's Paris offices and summoned billionaire owner Elon Musk for questioning. Meanwhile, the data privacy and media regulators in Britain, which has left the EU, have opened their own investigations into X.from Brussels over whether it has been complying with the bloc's digital rulebook for protecting social media users that requires platforms to curb the spread of illegal content such as child sexual abuse material. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.Judson ISD student shares frustration over potential Franz Elem. closureHeadstone unveiled for Savanah Soto and her unborn babyFIVE YEARS AGO: A look back at the historic February 2021 winter storm in San AntonioSpurs Jackals fan group fuels father-son bond, appreciation for team▶Developer pays City of San Antonio $3.3 million to clear land where endangered species lives4 in 5 Texas Education Freedom Account applicants plan on attending private schoolMarbach Road safety upgrades planned months after student killed in crashGet a loook at the 2026 Rodeo fairground food!😋Hill Country floods survivor hails ‘amazing’ assistance from relief groupsVALENTINE'S FORECAST: Storms are likely around San AntonioDowntown exhibit traces San Antonio’s art scene across five decadesSCAM ALERT: Watch out for romance scams ahead of Valentine’s DaySan Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo kicks off ThursdayEl Paso airspace reopened after FAA quickly reverses 10-day flight restrictionsSan Antonio City Council to discuss options to fight East Side ICE facilityVIA partners with San Antonio leaders to offer free, reduced bus faresWoman sentenced to 40 years for malnourished children put in makeshift cages;mother defends daughterWoman sentenced to 40 years for malnourished children put in makeshift cages;mother defends daughterDemocratic candidates Nirenberg, Sakai face off in Bexar County judge debateValentine’s Day flower prices bloom as tariffs impact San Antonio floristsNonprofit buys homes to keep them affordable on West SideSan Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones could face a censure vote. Does it matter?Bexar County honors court reporters as statewide shortage persists
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Grok faces more scrutiny over deepfakes as Irish regulator opens EU privacy investigationX faces a new EU privacy investigation after its Grok chatbot generated nonconsensual deepfake images on the platform.
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Irish regulator opens EU privacy investigation into Grok deepfakesX faces a new EU privacy investigation after its Grok chatbot generated nonconsensual deepfake images on the platform. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission said on Tuesday that it has opened the case under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation.
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