Australia: eSafety Commissioner issued notice raising concerns over use of Grok in X over alleged risks of sexualised and exploitative content

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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…

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
other regulatory body

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2026-01-09
under deliberation

On 9 January 2026, Australia’s eSafety Commissioner issued a notice raising concerns over the use o…