India: 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 being misused by users to create fake accounts used to host, generate, publish, or share obscene images or videos of women in a derogatory or vulgar manner. It stated that the platform was not adhering to the regulatory provisions under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Information Technology Rules, 2021, and emphasised that compliance with these provisions is mandatory. MeitY requested an Action Taken Report and sought immediate compliance to prevent the hosting, generation, and sharing of obscene, nude, indecent, and explicit content through the misuse of AI-based services.