X Restricts Grok AI Image Editing to Paid Users Amid Deepfake Backlash
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Moneycontrol•09-01-2026, 15:36
X Restricts Grok AI Image Editing to Paid Users Amid Deepfake Backlash
- •Elon Musk's X has limited Grok AI's image editing capabilities to paid subscribers.
- •The restriction follows backlash over the creation of sexualized deepfake images and non-consensual content.
- •Users previously exploited Grok to digitally alter images of people, including removing clothing, without consent.
- •The move comes amid intensifying regulatory pressure, particularly from the UK government and Ofcom.
- •Non-subscribers can still access Grok's image editing via its separate app and website, but X has not confirmed further safeguards.
Why It Matters: X limits Grok AI image editing to paid users to combat deepfakes and regulatory pressure.
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