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Elon Musk Grok Ban: Elon Musk Of AI Chatbot Grok The controversy regarding this is continuously deepening at the international level. After Indonesia and Malaysia, now the Philippines government has also blocked Grok’s website in the country. The government alleges that this AI is capable of producing obscene and objectionable pictures. The Philippines has expressed serious concern, especially regarding content to children. Now the government is preparing for direct talks with social media platform X regarding this matter.

Why was Grok’s website banned?

According to Bloomberg report, the Philippines government says that the ability to generate pornographic content present in Grok has become a major threat to the society. Renato Paraiso, head of the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center, said that the government wants the features to obscene and especially child pornography to be completely removed from Grok. For this reason, internet service providers of the country were instructed to block Grok’s website. The government believes that this decision was necessary for the safety of citizens.

Grok still present on X, increased problems for government

Although Grok’s website has been shut down in the Philippines, the AI ​​chatbot can still be used on social media platform X. According to Renato Paraiso, this has become the biggest challenge for the government. At present, the government can block websites, but it is not easy to block access to the features available on platforms like X. For this reason, the Philippines government wants to communicate directly with X officials.

Reaction to xAI and

Elon Musk’s company xAI has issued a statement saying that it is disabling the ability of Grok to create indecent images of real people. There was no clear official response from social media platform X on this entire matter. When xAI was asked questions about the Philippines decision, the company simply replied “Legacy Media Lies” He responded by saying, which further instigated the controversy.

Indonesia and Malaysia have also taken action

Before Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia have also taken strict action against Grok. The Indonesian government had said that this decision has been taken to protect women, children and society from fake obscene content created by AI. Malaysia has even warned of legal action against X and xAI. It is clear from this that the strictness regarding AI content is continuously increasing in Asian countries.