EU Opens Formal DSA Probe Into X Over Grok’s Sexualized AI Images

Overview

• Brussels will evaluate whether X failed DSA obligations tied to Grok’s features, including the spread of manipulated sexual content that may amount to child sexual abuse material.
• The Commission can demand information, conduct inspections and impose provisional measures, with potential fines up to 6% of global revenue after a separate €120 million penalty in 2025.
• EU supervisors ordered preservation of Grok-related data through the end of 2026 and centralized oversight of the case in coordination with Ireland’s Coimisiún na Meán.
• The review also covers potential harms linked to gender-based violence and user well‑being, and it expands an existing 2023 probe into X’s recommendation systems.
• X and xAI say they restricted editing of real people into revealing clothing and apply location‑based blocks, while Ofcom investigates under UK law and France and India voice separate concerns; EU leaders condemned non‑consensual sexual deepfakes as NGOs report millions of such images.