India: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology investigation into X over alleged misuse of Grok AI to generate and disseminate obscene content
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
02 Jan 2026 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
India
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
ML and AI development
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology opened an investigation into X over alleged misuse of Grok AI to generate and disseminate obscene content
On 2 January 2026, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) opened an investigation into the social media platform X and issued a notice seeking the removal of obscene content. The notice stated that the Grok AI service was bei…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government