· Government action
India's IT ministry gives X 72 hours to act on sexually explicit content generated by Grok
What he said or did
MeitY issued a notice to X over Grok being used to create sexually explicit and derogatory content targeting women and children, demanding removal of unlawful content and an action-taken report within 72 hours.
Background
The notice warned that non-compliance could bring legal consequences for the platform and its responsible officers; Outlook Business, citing The Economic Times, reported that MeitY had cautioned X could lose its safe-harbour protection under Section 79 of the IT Act.
What happened next
Government sources said X blocked about 3,500 pieces of content, deleted more than 600 accounts and acknowledged lapses.
Sources
- Business Today2 Jan 2026
- Storyboard1811 Jan 2026 · Archived copy
- Outlook Business5 Jan 2026
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