After Indonesia, Musk’s Grok AI blocked in Malaysia over obscene images

Key Highlights

• “The government views non-consensual deepfake sexual practices as a serious violation of human rights, dignity, and national security in the digital space,” Minister of Communications and Digital Meutya Hafid said in the statement.
• On Sunday, Malaysia’s internet regulator also said it’s limiting access to Grok until effective safeguards are implemented.
• The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission added that it issued notices to X Corp.
• and xAI LLC to prevent AI-generated content that may contravene Malaysian law, but the company’s responses failed to address inherent risks posed by the AI tool.
• The move by the Southeast Asian nations came as Musk’s xAI, which owns Grok, decided on Friday to restrict the image-generation feature for most users on the X social media platform after the AI tool drew widespread condemnation for generating undressed images of women and children.