Philippines: Department of Information and Communications Technology investigation into xAI over Grok image-generation capabilities
Progress
Current status
concluded
21 Jan 2026 concluded
16 Jan 2026 under investigation
Scope
Implementers
Philippines
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Department of Information and Communications Technology lifted access restriction following investigation into xAI over Grok image-generation capabilities
On 21 January 2026, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) concluded the investigation opened on 16 January 2026 into xAI concerning the image-generation capabilities of its artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, and lift…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
closure
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government
Department of Information and Communications Technology opened investigation into xAI over Grok image-generation capabilities and imposed an access restriction on the service
On 16 January 2026, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) opened an investigation into xAI concerning the image-generation capabilities of its artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, and imposed an access restriction on t…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government