Malaysia announced on Jan. 23 that it would lift its ban on Grok following X’s implementation of measures so that the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot complied with local law on safety.
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said in a statement that the temporary access restrictions would be lifted effective from Friday, “following confirmation of the implementation of additional preventive and security measures by the platform.”
The decision came after the MCMC said on Jan. 12 it would block Grok, developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, amid scrutiny over the use of the AI chatbot to generate sexually explicit images.
X then announced on Jan. 14 that it would “geoblock the ability” of all X users “to generate images of real people in bikinis, underwear, and similar attire,” in countries where it is illegal….
Malaysia Lifts Ban on X’s AI Chatbot Grok
