United Kingdom: Information Commissioner's Office investigation into X Internet Unlimited Company and X.AI LLC over alleged unlawful processing of personal data via Grok AI

Progress

Current status
under deliberation
03 Feb 2026 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

03 Feb 2026
under deliberation

Information Commissioner's Office opened formal investigations into X Internet Unlimited Company and X.AI LLC

On 3 February 2026, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) opened formal investigations into X Internet Unlimited Company (XIUC) and X.AI LLC (X.AI) regarding the processing of personal data by the Grok artificial intelligence (AI) system. The …

Source
Event type investigation
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority