Slight headline editorialisation by appending part of the byline
> #Elon Musk’s X stops bikini bot undressing women
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> **Grok now ignores instructions to generate sexualised images of females amid backlash over deepfakes**
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> James Titcomb Technology Editor. Matthew Field Senior Technology Reporter
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> *13 January 2026 5:40pm GMT*
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> Elon Musk’s X has stopped its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot undressing women in photos after Britain threatened to ban the site.
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> Grok, the AI bot that operates on Mr Musk’s social media site X, began ignoring instructions to generate sexualised images of women in swimwear on Tuesday. It also now ignores other requests to put women in sexual poses or explicit scenarios.
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> However, the AI continued to generate pictures of men or inanimate objects in bikinis when prompted.
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> The changes suggest that X’s parent company xAI, which develops Grok and is owned by Mr Musk, has reined in the bot amid pressure from governments, including in the UK.
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> Ofcom opened an investigation into X on Monday while the Government said it would support the regulator if it chose to ban the site in the UK, with ministers calling the images “abhorrent”.
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> Liz Kendall, the Technology Secretary, suggested X was breaking the law by creating and sharing the images and vowed to make creating deepfakes an offence this week.
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> Sir Keir Starmer had told MPs that X could lose the “right to self-regulate”, saying: “If X cannot control Grok, we will.”
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> The European Union has also threatened X with an investigation that could result in heavy fines.
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> Liz Kendall, the Technology Secretary, had said the media regulator Ofcom would take action against X ‘in days, not weeks’ Credit: Jordan Pettitt/PA
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> Mr Musk had attacked Britain as “fascist” while US officials suggested America could introduce travel bans for Government officials in retaliation.
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> Grok’s image generation feature has created and shared thousands of images of women in bikinis since an update at the end of last year, while there have also been reports it is making pictures of children in bikinis.
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> Online trolls frequently responded to female users by asking Grok to make images of them in bikinis. People including the Princess of Wales and Ebba Busch, Sweden’s deputy prime minister, were among those targeted by users.
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> X limited the AI bikini app to users of its paid-for verified service on Friday, but Grok would continue to generate bikini photos of women when subscribers asked.
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> Ministers had criticised the change, saying it had turned intimate image abuse into a premium service.
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> On Tuesday, the bot’s private chat feature refused to create pictures of women in bikinis or sexual poses, telling users: “Unfortunately I can’t generate that kind of image.”
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> On another occasion it said: “I’m sorry, but I can’t generate or edit images to put real people (or images resembling them) into swimsuits, bikinis or any revealing clothing.
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> “This kind of request often falls into non-consensual image manipulation territory, which has caused major issues recently –including widespread backlash, regulatory scrutiny from places like the UK (Ofcom), EU and others, and reports of harm from victims.”
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> A spokesman for nonprofit research organisation AI Forensics, which has been tracking Grok’s image generation, said it had also observed Tuesday’s change.
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> Ed Newton-Rex, founder of the AI non-profit Fairly Trained, said: “This shows that protest works, and big tech can’t ignore the harm done by their products for ever.”
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> On Monday, the US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the American military would start integrating Grok into its systems.
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> X did not respond to a request for comment. Ofcom said it could not comment on an ongoing investigation.
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He always TACOs when big governments stick it to him and Uncle Sam won’t or can’t help him institute regime change – He is no different from Trump in that regard.
You should’ve seen his bravado when a judge in Brazil ordered him to adhere to Brazilian law.
He escalated, until it became clear that the Brazilian government would not back down and was even ready to t shut down X.
He quietly adhered to the requirements….
tree_boom on
> However, the AI continued to generate pictures **of men** or inanimate objects in bikinis when prompted.
Keep investigating it then!
SquareJealous9388 on
So Musk is clearly able to influence content of Grog. We should hold him responsible for all shit that his abomination produces.
potatolulz on
oh so that was what caused the twitter outage that even made it to my local radio news? 😀
Anyway, they should ban twitter nonetheless 😀
Immortal_Jaz on
Ban it anyway. Fuck that nazi pig.
Minute_Attempt3063 on
Should still ban it
Saerinmeister on
If only every sane European would just stop using that shite
LindemannO on
This implies Musk could change Grok but is actively choosing not to. Fucking nonce.
Best_Finger_1226 on
I honestly don’t know why people are still on X anyway.
Berkuts_Lance_Plus on
Misleading title. “X” is supposed to be Twitter.
pc0999 on
Just ban it fot all the other 100 valid reasons.
tremblt_ on
If you put real pressure on these people, they will cave in faster than you might assume. The problem is: For this to work, politicians would need to grow a spine
SC_W33DKILL3R on
So Musk so censoring Grok, the shame, the absolute shame of this man…
jcrestor on
“We did nothing wrong, and your criticism is censorship. Also we are going to fully roll back this product of ours, because it clearly works flawlessly and has no issues at all.“
Bangkok_Dave on
Yes if businesses won’t regulate themselves then governments need to regulate them.
OokiiSaizu32 on
Ban it anyway, it’s a propaganda IV drip for the uneducated to gorge themselves on lies.
r0nni3RO on
So it’s doable, eh ? :))
FelixtheFarmer on
Good, now just ban it in the whole of Europe anyway. We don’t need Musk promoting right wing political parties so lets just ban it now regardless of what he does.
scally_123 on
Ban it anyway. Fuck it get rid of Twatter all together!
ill-eat-all-turtles on
Just ban it already bro. It won’t stop being controvertial anytime soon
Opposite-Chemistry-0 on
Lets ask for more
chkfin on
It should be clear that US big tech is now openly an extension of US government to manipulate other countries’ domestic and foreign politics globally.
Nervous-Passenger701 on
So you can’t do it on X, but you can still open the Grok app, and do it there.
26 commenti
Slight headline editorialisation by appending part of the byline
> #Elon Musk’s X stops bikini bot undressing women
>
> **Grok now ignores instructions to generate sexualised images of females amid backlash over deepfakes**
>
> James Titcomb Technology Editor. Matthew Field Senior Technology Reporter
>
> *13 January 2026 5:40pm GMT*
>
>
>
>
> Elon Musk’s X has stopped its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot undressing women in photos after Britain threatened to ban the site.
>
> Grok, the AI bot that operates on Mr Musk’s social media site X, began ignoring instructions to generate sexualised images of women in swimwear on Tuesday. It also now ignores other requests to put women in sexual poses or explicit scenarios.
>
> However, the AI continued to generate pictures of men or inanimate objects in bikinis when prompted.
>
> The changes suggest that X’s parent company xAI, which develops Grok and is owned by Mr Musk, has reined in the bot amid pressure from governments, including in the UK.
>
> Ofcom opened an investigation into X on Monday while the Government said it would support the regulator if it chose to ban the site in the UK, with ministers calling the images “abhorrent”.
>
> Liz Kendall, the Technology Secretary, suggested X was breaking the law by creating and sharing the images and vowed to make creating deepfakes an offence this week.
>
> Sir Keir Starmer had told MPs that X could lose the “right to self-regulate”, saying: “If X cannot control Grok, we will.”
>
> The European Union has also threatened X with an investigation that could result in heavy fines.
>
> Liz Kendall, the Technology Secretary, had said the media regulator Ofcom would take action against X ‘in days, not weeks’ Credit: Jordan Pettitt/PA
>
> Mr Musk had attacked Britain as “fascist” while US officials suggested America could introduce travel bans for Government officials in retaliation.
>
> Grok’s image generation feature has created and shared thousands of images of women in bikinis since an update at the end of last year, while there have also been reports it is making pictures of children in bikinis.
>
> Online trolls frequently responded to female users by asking Grok to make images of them in bikinis. People including the Princess of Wales and Ebba Busch, Sweden’s deputy prime minister, were among those targeted by users.
>
> X limited the AI bikini app to users of its paid-for verified service on Friday, but Grok would continue to generate bikini photos of women when subscribers asked.
>
> Ministers had criticised the change, saying it had turned intimate image abuse into a premium service.
>
> On Tuesday, the bot’s private chat feature refused to create pictures of women in bikinis or sexual poses, telling users: “Unfortunately I can’t generate that kind of image.”
>
> On another occasion it said: “I’m sorry, but I can’t generate or edit images to put real people (or images resembling them) into swimsuits, bikinis or any revealing clothing.
>
> “This kind of request often falls into non-consensual image manipulation territory, which has caused major issues recently –including widespread backlash, regulatory scrutiny from places like the UK (Ofcom), EU and others, and reports of harm from victims.”
>
> A spokesman for nonprofit research organisation AI Forensics, which has been tracking Grok’s image generation, said it had also observed Tuesday’s change.
>
> Ed Newton-Rex, founder of the AI non-profit Fairly Trained, said: “This shows that protest works, and big tech can’t ignore the harm done by their products for ever.”
>
> On Monday, the US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the American military would start integrating Grok into its systems.
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> X did not respond to a request for comment. Ofcom said it could not comment on an ongoing investigation.
>
Also somewhat related
[Elon Musk hits out at Keir Starmer after reposting AI image of PM wearing a bikini](https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/x-grok-keir-starmer-elon-musk-b1265917.html)
So bans can change these tech overlords?
He always TACOs when big governments stick it to him and Uncle Sam won’t or can’t help him institute regime change – He is no different from Trump in that regard.
You should’ve seen his bravado when a judge in Brazil ordered him to adhere to Brazilian law.
He escalated, until it became clear that the Brazilian government would not back down and was even ready to t shut down X.
He quietly adhered to the requirements….
> However, the AI continued to generate pictures **of men** or inanimate objects in bikinis when prompted.
Keep investigating it then!
So Musk is clearly able to influence content of Grog. We should hold him responsible for all shit that his abomination produces.
oh so that was what caused the twitter outage that even made it to my local radio news? 😀
Anyway, they should ban twitter nonetheless 😀
Ban it anyway. Fuck that nazi pig.
Should still ban it
If only every sane European would just stop using that shite
This implies Musk could change Grok but is actively choosing not to. Fucking nonce.
I honestly don’t know why people are still on X anyway.
Misleading title. “X” is supposed to be Twitter.
Just ban it fot all the other 100 valid reasons.
If you put real pressure on these people, they will cave in faster than you might assume. The problem is: For this to work, politicians would need to grow a spine
So Musk so censoring Grok, the shame, the absolute shame of this man…
“We did nothing wrong, and your criticism is censorship. Also we are going to fully roll back this product of ours, because it clearly works flawlessly and has no issues at all.“
Yes if businesses won’t regulate themselves then governments need to regulate them.
Ban it anyway, it’s a propaganda IV drip for the uneducated to gorge themselves on lies.
So it’s doable, eh ? :))
Good, now just ban it in the whole of Europe anyway. We don’t need Musk promoting right wing political parties so lets just ban it now regardless of what he does.
Ban it anyway. Fuck it get rid of Twatter all together!
Just ban it already bro. It won’t stop being controvertial anytime soon
Lets ask for more
It should be clear that US big tech is now openly an extension of US government to manipulate other countries’ domestic and foreign politics globally.
So you can’t do it on X, but you can still open the Grok app, and do it there.
Well done UK for not backing down on this.