UK Information Commissioner announces formal investigation of Grok

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Nu.nl item saying the EC is seeking a court ordered ban on Grok in the EU. This was not mentioned in the EC press release on the extension of DSA investigations

The investigation concerns Article 34(1) and 34(2), 35(1) and 42(2).

The existing investigation of X under the DSA wrt recommender systems is extended in scope to include the recommender functions that Grok is announced to provide

A new investigation under the DSA wrt Grok and the production/dissemination of illegal incl sexualised imagery and CSAM

EC press release wrt investigations into X and Grok under the DSA.

EC opens DSA investigation of X over Grok

Musk haalt bakzeil met Grok. Zo te lezen alleen in de UK (or the article is only UK focused). However the same applies to EU too wrt legal issues of Grok as it is. Ofcom says despite this change, investigations will continue

iBestuur says X is on the path to being banned in the EU bc of Grok. Making and distributing CSAM and AI created explicit images of people are all criminal offences across the EU, next to not being compliant with GDPR, DSA and soon AI reg. A similar app has been shutdown in Italy on GDPR grounds.

nu.nl over Grok. Blijft vaag over daadwerkelijk mogelijkheden er iets tegen te doen, noemt dat allerlei partijen signaleren en onderzoeken.

On Masto this author mentioned he had reason to believe the UK government would ban X/Grok within 2 weeks. I don't see a particular direct legal path for that, other than CSAM spreading as platform which is a criminal offence.

The relevant parts of the AI reg wrt fakes will be applicable in #2026/08

Article by Markus Beckedahl et al on the same Grok situtation. Here AI Act does get a mention, and some lines to GDPR and copyright laws too.

Clear headed explanation of DSA wrt Grok and X. Otoh in the case of Grok, I think the AI Act has a role to play, which is directly and more immediately connected to market access of Grok. It only takes into account the DSA, and the AIR isn't fully applicable yet, but still I think the entire framework needs to be taken into account. Incl the GDPR.

I grok this reference ;)

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