While the world of social media and the internet is currently plagued by the problem of the artificial intelligence services Grok produced by xAI and X which can now generate pornographic images without any obstacles, a number of governments including Malaysia have now banned the use of Grok in their countries.
Recently, it was reported that the United Kingdom government has announced that the generation of pornographic images using artificial intelligence, especially without the consent of the individual, is a criminal offense in the country.
Liz Kendall, the Technology Secretary also said that new laws will be drafted to ban technology companies operating in the country from producing software and services that can produce such processed images or videos.
The UK communications commission, Ofcom, has also recently conducted an investigation into X for allowing Grok to produce processed images and pornographic videos without considering the safety issues of users of the social media platform.
This legislative update to the Data Act has been discussed and approved since June 2025, and will finally be enforced starting this week. This legislation can also be applied under the Online Safety Act, where the crime of generating obscene images and videos is a serious offence.
