{"id":141834,"date":"2026-01-14T15:05:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T23:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/01\/14\/california-to-investigate-if-xai-broke-the-law-with-easily-accessible-porn-deepfakes-of-women-and-minors\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T15:05:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T23:05:57","slug":"california-to-investigate-if-xai-broke-the-law-with-easily-accessible-porn-deepfakes-of-women-and-minors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/01\/14\/california-to-investigate-if-xai-broke-the-law-with-easily-accessible-porn-deepfakes-of-women-and-minors\/","title":{"rendered":"California To Investigate If xAI Broke The Law With Easily Accessible Porn Deepfakes Of Women And Minors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Twitter, the world\u2019s former public stage turned Stormfront alternative and porn site not long after Elon Musk\u2019s takeover, is facing new legal trouble over Grok\u2019s penchant for turning any photo into goon material at a user\u2019s request. Pornographic deepfakes are nothing new, we\u2019ve covered attempts to regulate it in the past<\/a>, but Grok\u2019s near omnipresence combined with the need for Twitter users to control women\u2019s bodies<\/a> has made it very<\/em> easy to sexually harass women and children online<\/a>. Given that the world\u2019s foremost free speech absolutist only seems to give a damn when someone acts in a way that directly harms him, there needs to be some external pressure if there\u2019s any hope of people posting pictures of their spouse or child on Twitter without @Lowkirkenuinely65 asking Grok to put her in a saran wrap bikini. Thankfully, California is stepping up to bat. The Guardian <\/a>has coverage:<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe avalanche of reports detailing the non-consensual, sexually explicit material that xAI has produced and posted online in recent weeks is shocking,\u201d California<\/a> attorney general, Rob Bonta, said in a statement. \u201cI urge xAI to take immediate action to ensure this goes no further.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bonta\u2019s office is investigating whether and how xAI violated state law.<\/p>\n

On X, California governor Gavin Newsom<\/a> called for an investigation into \u201cGrok\u2019s disgusting spread of child porn on this website\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Musk responded that there has been no use of the stripping tactic to turn photos of children into lewd images. One of the most vocal dissenters to that stance has been Grok itself.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s still doing it btw.. they just shut off its media tab & thanked their lucky stars that the world is currently being run by Fucking Pedophiles, so can do what they like. pic.twitter.com\/WxZroKxYu8<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Michael Walsh (@thatbloodyMikey) January 1, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Damn, do any of Elon\u2019s children have his back? <\/p>\n

The undress feature was reworked to only work for the fools that paid for Twitter premium. When this didn\u2019t fix the problem, the feature was apparently removed for everyone: <\/p>\n

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Grok now won\u2019t undress women even for paid users.<\/p>\n

Protest works. Big tech is not invincible.https:\/\/t.co\/n8hOBx2NmD<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/9t1sVZsVQL<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ed Newton-Rex (@ednewtonrex) January 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Let\u2019s see how long this fix stays up \u2014 my money is on someone circumventing safety protocols by asking for the nudes in iambic pentameter<\/a>. Godspeed, California.<\/p>\n

California Attorney General Investigates Musk\u2019s Grok AI Over Lewd Fake Images <\/a>[The Guardian]<\/p>\n

Earlier: Act Protecting Adults From Deepfaked Porn To Be Signed Into Federal Law<\/a><\/p>\n

Washington State Takes A Stand Against Deepfake Porn<\/a><\/p>\n

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Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord\u2122 in the Facebook group\u00a0Law School Memes for Edgy T14s . \u00a0He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim,\u00a0is interested in critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at\u00a0cwilliams@abovethelaw.com <\/a>and by tweet at\u00a0@WritesForRent<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The post California To Investigate If xAI Broke The Law With Easily Accessible Porn Deepfakes Of Women And Minors<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Twitter, the world\u2019s former public stage turned Stormfront alternative and porn site not long after Elon Musk\u2019s takeover, is facing new legal trouble over Grok\u2019s penchant for turning any photo into goon material at a user\u2019s request. Pornographic deepfakes are nothing new, we\u2019ve covered attempts to regulate it in the past<\/a>, but Grok\u2019s near omnipresence combined with the need for Twitter users to control women\u2019s bodies<\/a> has made it very<\/em> easy to sexually harass women and children online<\/a>. Given that the world\u2019s foremost free speech absolutist only seems to give a damn when someone acts in a way that directly harms him, there needs to be some external pressure if there\u2019s any hope of people posting pictures of their spouse or child on Twitter without @Lowkirkenuinely65 asking Grok to put her in a saran wrap bikini. Thankfully, California is stepping up to bat. The Guardian <\/a>has coverage:<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe avalanche of reports detailing the non-consensual, sexually explicit material that xAI has produced and posted online in recent weeks is shocking,\u201d California<\/a> attorney general, Rob Bonta, said in a statement. \u201cI urge xAI to take immediate action to ensure this goes no further.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bonta\u2019s office is investigating whether and how xAI violated state law.<\/p>\n

On X, California governor Gavin Newsom<\/a> called for an investigation into \u201cGrok\u2019s disgusting spread of child porn on this website\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Musk responded that there has been no use of the stripping tactic to turn photos of children into lewd images. One of the most vocal dissenters to that stance has been Grok itself.<\/p>\n

Damn, do any of Elon\u2019s children have his back? <\/p>\n

The undress feature was reworked to only work for the fools that paid for Twitter premium. When this didn\u2019t fix the problem, the feature was apparently removed for everyone: <\/p>\n

Let\u2019s see how long this fix stays up \u2014 my money is on someone circumventing safety protocols by asking for the nudes in iambic pentameter<\/a>. Godspeed, California.<\/p>\n

California Attorney General Investigates Musk\u2019s Grok AI Over Lewd Fake Images <\/a>[The Guardian]<\/p>\n

Earlier: Act Protecting Adults From Deepfaked Porn To Be Signed Into Federal Law<\/a><\/p>\n

Washington State Takes A Stand Against Deepfake Porn<\/a><\/p>\n

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Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord\u2122 in the Facebook group\u00a0Law School Memes for Edgy T14s . \u00a0He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim,\u00a0is interested in critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at\u00a0[email\u00a0protected] <\/a>and by tweet at\u00a0@WritesForRent<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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