Indonesia: Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs issued order suspending Grok over risks of AI-generated pornographic content

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Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs issued order suspending Grok over risks of AI-generated pornographic content

On 10 January 2026, Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs issued an order temporarily suspending access to the Grok application to address risks of AI-generated pornographic content. The authority stated its position on the pract…

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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2026-01-07
under deliberation

On 7 January 2026, Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs announced an investiga…

2026-01-10
under investigation

On 10 January 2026, Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs issued an order tempo…

2026-02-01
under investigation

On 1 February 2026, the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs announced the conditional res…