India: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology opened an investigation into X over alleged misuse of Grok AI to generate and disseminate obscene content

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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…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, ML and AI development
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2026-01-02
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On 2 January 2026, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) opened an investi…