X Restricts Grok AI Images Following App Store Ban Demands

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Advocacy groups are demanding Apple and Google remove X from their stores after Grok AI was found to still generate explicit images despite recent restrictions.The platform updated the tool to block images of people in revealing attire following global pressure and an investigation by Ofcom in the UK.Critics accuse the tech giants of profiting from the distribution of nonconsensual sexual deepfakes and abusive content through the app.
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