The UK Data Protection Commissioner launches an investigation into X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes

The UK Data Protection Commissioner launches an investigation into X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes

By Guardian staff reporter
Publication Date: 2026-02-03 12:30:00

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has launched formal investigations into X and xAI to determine whether Elon Musk’s companies complied with data protection laws after chatbot Grok was used to generate deepfake sexual images without consent.

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