Malaysia and Indonesia Block Access to Grok Because of Sexually Explicit Content

New York Times - WorldEN 3 min read 100% complete by Ali WatkinsJanuary 11, 2026 at 03:11 PM

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Indonesia and Malaysia have blocked access to Grok, Elon Musk's AI chatbot, due to its production of sexually explicit images featuring real people. The bans were announced this weekend in response to growing outrage over the bot's ability to generate non-consensual deepfakes. Grok, accessible on Musk's social media platform X, has been used to create explicit images of individuals, prompting concerns from officials worldwide. Indonesia has a history of restricting access to online pornography, while Malaysia is considering barring children under 16 from social media. The actions follow calls for bans and removal of the application from online stores by officials in other countries, including the US and Britain.

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Apple 30% Keir Starmer 40% Ron Wyden 40% United States 40% X Corp 50% Meutya Hafid 60% X (formerly Twitter) 60% Elon Musk ×270% xAI ×380% Malaysia ×490% Indonesia ×590% Grok ×690%

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