Why Europe Could Block X Over Grok Scandal But Probably Won’t
“Demeaning and degrading,” “appalling,” “disgusting.” These are just a handful of the arresting descriptors that European Union and United Kingdom lawmakers have reached for in recent days, in response to the latest obscene content-related scandal engulfing the platform X and its owner, Elon Musk’s xAI.
The proliferation of non-consensual intimate image abuse (NCII) content on X, compounded by the initially unserious response of its operator, has led to calls for regulators to sanction the platform in the most invasive means available to them, namely access restrictions.
While they are understandably desperate to — and be seen to — address the harm emanating from X, regulators would do well to resist these calls.
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