New Delhi, Jan 11: Faced with potential legal action under the IT Act, ‘X’ has moved to scrub thousands of pieces of unlawful content and shutter hundreds of accounts linked to the circulation of obscene AI-generated imagery.
The crackdown follows a government investigation into the misuse of Grok, X’s proprietary AI tool, which was found generating derogatory and sexually explicit content. Government officials stated that X has acknowledged its shortcomings and assured the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) of strict adherence to local regulations moving forward.
According to official sources, X was instructed to “immediately review Grok’s technical architecture” to ensure its governance mechanisms are robust enough to block unlawful material at the source.
The government’s stance remains firm: non-compliance will lead to prosecution of both the platform and its responsible officers without further notice. Beyond the 3,500 blocked items, X must now prove through a formal report that it has removed all responsible users and implemented the changes required to safeguard Indian users’ digital safety and privacy.
