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EU Investigates X Over AI-Generated Deepfake Sexual Content

The European Commission opened a formal investigation into X over sexually explicit deepfake content created with the Grok AI assistant, reportedly depicting women and children.

26 January 2026 · X · Harmful and abusive content
26 January 2026
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Quick facts
Category
Harmful and abusive content
Source
STA d.o.o.
Date
26 January 2026
Drafted by
Raidu Incident Detection

What happened

The European Commission launched an investigation into X over sexually explicit content created using the AI assistant Grok. The investigation addresses deepfake sexual imagery, reportedly including content depicting women and children.

Reported impact

Sexual deepfakes of women and children were created and distributed on the platform using Grok.

Classification

Category
Harmful and abusive content
Industry
Media, social platforms and marketing
Harm status
Actual harm
Intent
Unknown
Timing
Post-deployment
Harm types
Human or fundamental rights, Psychological
Harmed
Women, Children, General public
Failure modes
Deepfake image
Consequences
Regulatory investigation
AI systems
Grok
Regulations
EU AI Act (investigation)

Sources and evidence

This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.

STA d.o.o.
Bruselj zaradi spolno eksplicitnih vsebin v preiskavo omrežja X
26 January 2026
N1
Bruselj zaradi "digitalnega slačenja" ljudi sprožil preiskavo proti omrežju X
26 January 2026
Svet24.si - Vsa resnica na enem mestu
So pravice žensk in otrok za Elona Muska zgolj kolateralna škoda? - Svet24.si
26 January 2026
Delo
Tarča preiskave v Bruslju je tudi Muskov Grok
26 January 2026
Mladina
"Spolni globoki ponaredki žensk in otrok so nasilje"
26 January 2026
MMC RTV Slovenija
Bruselj uvedel preiskavo omrežja X zaradi spolno eksplicitnih vsebin
26 January 2026
Oct 2026Mexico's Women's Ministry Condemns Grok for Generating Non-Consensual Sexual ImagesConfirmedHarmful and abusive contentHora Cero WebEl UniversalAug 2026Woman Joins Lawsuit Against xAI Over Grok's Role in Creating CSAM DeepfakesAllegedHarmful and abusive contentخبرآنلاینخبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agencyايتنا - سایت خبری تحلیلی فناوری اطلاعات و ارتباطاتAug 2026Wyoming woman alleges Grok used to generate thousands of explicit deepfake images from her childhood photoAllegedHarmful and abusive contentwashingtonpost.comAug 2026Woman sues xAI over Grok use to generate explicit images from childhood photoAllegedHarmful and abusive contentTechCrunchWashington PostTimesNowAug 2026Harry and Meghan criticize Musk's opposition to Minnesota AI deepfake lawReportedHarmful and abusive contentUSA TodayAOL.com