Social media platform X confirms its AI chatbot Grok can no longer generate harmful pornographic or sexual content after meeting with Malaysian authorities.
PUTRAJAYA: Social media platform X has confirmed tighter regulatory controls on its artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok. The platform’s representatives stated it can no longer be misused to generate or edit harmful content involving pornography, sexual material or incest.
Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said the confirmation was conveyed by X’s Asia-Pacific representatives during a meeting in Putrajaya. “Users are no longer able to edit images or videos to produce obscene or inappropriate material, as had occurred previously,” he told Bernama.
Fahmi noted the government welcomed X’s decision to come to Putrajaya specifically to discuss the issue. He also highlighted the platform’s commitment to closer cooperation with the Communications Ministry and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) under the Safe Internet Campaign.
“I see a strong commitment from X’s management to ensure the platform becomes safer and to work with all parties,” he said. The minister has instructed his team to establish closer cooperation channels with X to ensure a safer internet environment, particularly for children and families.
Current MCMC data shows takedown requests involving content on X stand at about 50%. Fahmi described this as a moderate figure. “While the number is not high compared with some other platforms, it does not mean there are no issues,” he added.
Further clarification on the matter will be provided during the Minister’s Question Time session in Parliament. On January 11, MCMC imposed a temporary restriction on access to Grok for users in Malaysia following repeated misuse of the AI to generate explicit content.
Following that move, Fahmi was reported as saying MCMC was reviewing possible legal action against X over Grok’s failure to comply with Malaysian online safety laws.
