Republic of Korea: Media and Communications Commission ordered X to establish safety measures to protect youth in relation to AI chatbot Grok service

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Media and Communications Commission ordered X to establish safety measures to protect youth in relation to AI chatbot Grok service

On 14 January 2026, the Media and Communications Commission issued an interim ruling in its investigation of X (formerly Twitter), requiring X establish safety measures to protect youth from harmful content on its Grok artificial intelligence (AI) s…

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
consumer protection authority

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2026-01-14
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On 14 January 2026, the Media and Communications Commission issued an interim ruling in its investi…