Australia: eSafety Commissioner's investigation into use of Grok in X over alleged generation of child sexual exploitation material
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
09 Jan 2026 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Australia
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
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
eSafety Commissioner issued notice raising concerns over use of Grok in X over alleged risks of sexualised and exploitative content
On 9 January 2026, Australia’s eSafety Commissioner issued a notice raising concerns over the use of the generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) system Grok on platform X, citing risks of generating sexualised or exploitative content, particularly i…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body