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Indonesia and Malaysia Block Grok. The Company Responded With a Paywall.
What Actually Happened
| # | Claim | Date | Entities | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grok, the generative AI owned by Elon Musk, has been blocked by the Indonesian and Malaysian governments after a sustained period in which the tool produced sexualized images and videos without consent, including sexualized images of children. | Grok, Indonesian government, Malaysian government, Elon Musk | BBC News (archived) | |
| 2 | The majority of victims of Grok's non-consensual sexual imagery were women and children, and the perpetrators were other users on X who prompted the AI to produce the imagery. | X, Grok, users | House Energy & Commerce Democrats Press Release (archived) | |
| 3 | More severe content was accessible through Grok's own website and app. | Grok | WIRED (archived) | |
| 4 | Consent, in the sexual context, means the agreement given by someone who is of legal age and is free and able to choose. | sexual consent | OHCHR (archived) | |
| 5 | Sexual abuse is a crime and a violation of human rights. | sexual abuse, human rights | OHCHR (archived) | |
| 6 | Earlier this month, Grok responded to the controversy by limiting image generation to paid subscribers. | Grok, paid subscribers | TechCrunch (archived) | |
| 7 | Exclusivity was the operating philosophy of the late Jeffrey Epstein's operations. | Jeffrey Epstein | The Fulcrum (archived) | |
| 8 | Jeffrey Epstein was a convicted sex offender and human trafficker. | Jeffrey Epstein | U.S. Department of Justice (archived) | |
| 9 | Epstein's operations, per the transcript, seem to heavily involve the president of the United States. | Jeffrey Epstein, President of the United States | Instagram Video (Primary Source) (archived) | |
| 10 | The owner of Grok, Elon Musk, was photographed in public with the girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein. | Elon Musk, Grok, Jeffrey Epstein | Instagram Video (Primary Source) (archived) |