Malaysia on Sunday temporarily blocked access to Grok for generating and publishing sexually explicit deepfakes. It has now joined a growing list of nations acting against the generative artificial intelligence chatbot, which has sparked a global backlash by allowing users to access sexualised images.&nbsp;The Elon Musk-led firm behind Grok, xAI, on Thursday announced that it would restrict the generation and editing of images to paying subscribers as it addressed lapses that prompt users on X (formerly known as Twitter) to produce sexualised content of others, often without consent. This comes after Indonesia temporarily denied access to the bot on Saturday, becoming the first nation to do so, according to a report in Reuters.&nbsp;In a statement issued on Sunday, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) stated that it would curb access to Grok after repeated instances of the AI tool being misused to produce obscene, sexually explicit, indecent, grossly offensive and non-consensual altered images, including content involving women and minors.<h3>Notice for stronger technical controls and content-moderation measures</h3>The regulator said it had issued notices earlier this month to X and xAI, calling for stronger technical controls and content-moderation measures. However, the responses largely depended on user-driven reporting systems and failed to adequately address risks arising from the design and operation of the AI tools. "MCMC considers this insufficient to prevent harm or ensure legal compliance," it said.&nbsp;In response to a Reuters request for comment, xAI sent what appeared to be an automated reply stating, "Legacy Media Lies." X did not immediately respond. The MCMC said that access to Grok will remain restricted until effective safeguards are put in place, while adding that it remained open to engagement with the companies.&nbsp;Malaysia, a Muslim-majority country, enforces strict regulations on online content, including bans on obscene and pornographic material. Authorities have increased scrutiny of digital platforms in recent years, citing a surge in harmful online content. The government is also considering prohibiting social media access for users under the age of 16.

The Elon Musk-led firm behind Grok, xAI, on Thursday announced that it would restrict the generation and editing of images to paying subscribers as it addressed lapses that prompt users on X (formerly known as Twitter) to produce sexualised content of others, often without consent.

Malaysia on Sunday temporarily blocked access to Grok for generating and publishing sexually explicit deepfakes. It has now joined a growing list of nations acting against the generative artificial intelligence chatbot, which has sparked a global backlash by allowing users to access sexualised images. The Elon Musk-led firm behind Grok, xAI, on Thursday announced that it would restrict the generation and editing of images to paying subscribers as it addressed lapses that prompt users on X (formerly known as Twitter) to produce sexualised content of others, often without consent. This comes after Indonesia temporarily denied access to the bot on Saturday, becoming the first nation to do so, according to a report in Reuters. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) stated that it would curb access to Grok after repeated instances of the AI tool being misused to produce obscene, sexually explicit, indecent, grossly offensive and non-consensual altered images, including content involving women and minors. Notice for stronger technical controls and content-moderation measures The regulator said it had issued notices earlier this month to X and xAI, calling for stronger technical controls and content-moderation measures. However, the responses largely depended on user-driven reporting systems and failed to adequately address risks arising from the design and operation of the AI tools. "MCMC considers this insufficient to prevent harm or ensure legal compliance," it said. In response to a Reuters request for comment, xAI sent what appeared to be an automated reply stating, "Legacy Media Lies." X did not immediately respond. The MCMC said that access to Grok will remain restricted until effective safeguards are put in place, while adding that it remained open to engagement with the companies. Malaysia, a Muslim-majority country, enforces strict regulations on online content, including bans on obscene and pornographic material. Authorities have increased scrutiny of digital platforms in recent years, citing a surge in harmful online content. The government is also considering prohibiting social media access for users under the age of 16.

The Elon Musk-led firm behind Grok, xAI, on Thursday announced that it would restrict the generation and editing of images to paying subscribers as it addressed lapses that prompt users on X (formerly known as Twitter) to produce sexualised content of others, often without consent.

After Indonesia, Malaysia restricts Grok AI for generating sexually explicit deepfake content

Social media platform X will make its new algorithm accessible to the public, including all code for organic and advertising post recommendations, in seven days. Elon Musk on Saturday said everyone will be able to see the code used that govern what posts are recommended to the users.&nbsp;"We will make the new X algorithm, including all code used to determine what organic and advertising posts are recommended to users, open source in 7 days," Musk, who owns X, said in a post, adding that "This will be repeated every 4 weeks, with comprehensive developer notes, to help you understand what changed."&nbsp;The announcement comes after European regulators have intensified the scrutiny of the company regarding concerns over misinformation, inadequate content moderation and lack of transparency.&nbsp;X, formerly known as Twitter, has been at odds with regulators in several countries since its takeover by Elon Musk, who acquired the social media platform in a $44 billion deal in October 2022.&nbsp;Last Month, the European Union imposed a $140 million fine on X for breaching the bloc's transparency rules under the Digital Service Act. The regulators said the penalty was levied in connection with X's deceptive blue tick checkmark, Flawed ad repository and researcher data barriers.&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/grok-controversy-indonesia-suspends-musk-s-ai-chatbot-uk-considers-action-against-x-over-sexualised-ai-images-ai-images-sexual-images-1768049551341">Grok controversy: Indonesia suspends Musk’s AI chatbot; UK considers banning X over sexualised AI images</a>&nbsp; In July, the French authorities asked the company to provide its algorithm as part of an investigation into suspected algorithmic bias and fraudulent data extraction.&nbsp;In recent days, the Grok AI chatbot embedded in X has faced mounting scrutiny from governments worldwide. On Saturday, the Indonesian government suspended Grok over concerns related to AI-generated pornographic content.&nbsp;Developed by Musk-owned xAI, Grok has drawn backlash in several countries, including India and the United Kingdom, over its image-generation feature, which allowed users to sexualise and share images of women and children using simple text prompts. Indonesia has become the first country to block the tool entirely.

The platform will update its algorithm every four weeks, publishing detailed developer notes alongside each change.

Social media platform X will make its new algorithm accessible to the public, including all code for organic and advertising post recommendations, in seven days. Elon Musk on Saturday said everyone will be able to see the code used that govern what posts are recommended to the users. "We will make the new X algorithm, including all code used to determine what organic and advertising posts are recommended to users, open source in 7 days," Musk, who owns X, said in a post, adding that "This will be repeated every 4 weeks, with comprehensive developer notes, to help you understand what changed." The announcement comes after European regulators have intensified the scrutiny of the company regarding concerns over misinformation, inadequate content moderation and lack of transparency. X, formerly known as Twitter, has been at odds with regulators in several countries since its takeover by Elon Musk, who acquired the social media platform in a $44 billion deal in October 2022. Last Month, the European Union imposed a $140 million fine on X for breaching the bloc's transparency rules under the Digital Service Act. The regulators said the penalty was levied in connection with X's deceptive blue tick checkmark, Flawed ad repository and researcher data barriers. Also Read: Grok controversy: Indonesia suspends Musk’s AI chatbot; UK considers banning X over sexualised AI images In July, the French authorities asked the company to provide its algorithm as part of an investigation into suspected algorithmic bias and fraudulent data extraction. In recent days, the Grok AI chatbot embedded in X has faced mounting scrutiny from governments worldwide. On Saturday, the Indonesian government suspended Grok over concerns related to AI-generated pornographic content. Developed by Musk-owned xAI, Grok has drawn backlash in several countries, including India and the United Kingdom, over its image-generation feature, which allowed users to sexualise and share images of women and children using simple text prompts. Indonesia has become the first country to block the tool entirely.

The platform will update its algorithm every four weeks, publishing detailed developer notes alongside each change.

Why your X timeline looks the way it does: Musk to make algorithm public in seven days

Tesla and SpaceX chief Elon Musk indicated on Wednesday that his social media company X was considering increasing payments to creators to compete with YouTube. Responding to a post on X of a user calling for higher payouts to creators, Elon Musk tagged the head of product Nikita Bier on the post, saying flat out “Ok, let's do it, but rigorously enforcing no gaming of the system.”

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">if i were at x or elon, i’d crank creator payouts way way way way up. maybe even more than youtube (you can eat the cost to try to win agi). because the platforms that actually pay will be the only ones that will have any authoritative content left once the llms finish eating…&mdash; signüll (@signulll) <a href="https://twitter.com/signulll/status/2005851213070254393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 30, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Elon Musk's response came after a user on X wrote,"if i were at x or elon, i’d crank creator payouts way way way way up. maybe even more than youtube (you can eat the cost to try to win agi). Because the platforms that actually pay will be the only ones that will have any authoritative content left once the llms finish eating the rest of the internet’s homework (which they have already done so for the most part)."&nbsp;Bier also responded promptly to the tagged post of Musk, stating, "On it." "We have a new method that should wipe out 99% fraud," Bier added, addressing the second part of Musk's suggestion.<h3>Netizens call it a ‘game changer’</h3>Musk’s post also drew an enthusiastic reaction from independent journalist Nick Shirley, who recently gained attention for uncovering a daycare centre fraud in Minnesota. "Yes this would be amazing, X so far hasn’t been able to compete with YouTube Adsense but is a much more effective platform for videos to be shared and seen by the masses without censorship," Shirley said."I’ve been telling my friends for months to be posting on X but they haven’t made the effort because their time is better used (monetarily) on other platforms," he added.&nbsp;Meanwhile, several other users joined the discussion as well, with many describing the move as a “game changer”. Some argued that platforms offering better payouts to creators would ultimately retain more credible content, as large language models increasingly consume much of the material available online. &nbsp;

Elon Musk’s post drew an enthusiastic reaction from the independent journalist and several X users who labelled the move as a “game changer”. Some argued that platforms offering better payouts to creators would ultimately retain more credible content.

Tesla and SpaceX chief Elon Musk indicated on Wednesday that his social media company X was considering increasing payments to creators to compete with YouTube. Responding to a post on X of a user calling for higher payouts to creators, Elon Musk tagged the head of product Nikita Bier on the post, saying flat out “Ok, let's do it, but rigorously enforcing no gaming of the system.”

Elon Musk’s post drew an enthusiastic reaction from the independent journalist and several X users who labelled the move as a “game changer”. Some argued that platforms offering better payouts to creators would ultimately retain more credible content.

X to pay more than YouTube? Elon Musk signals higher creator payouts; netizens call it 'game changer’

In a conversation that has since become something of a cult anecdote, SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk confirmed that a scene from the 2012 film The Dictator played a role in shaping the design of the Starship spacecraft’s nose. The revelation, which dates back to a 2021 podcast appearance, resurfaced in late 2023 when Musk responded to a social-media claim with a simple '100' emoji, a gesture widely interpreted as emphatic agreement. The Dictator, a satire starring Sacha Baron Cohen as Admiral General Aladeen of the fictional Republic of Wadiya, features a moment in which the leader insists that a missile be made 'more pointy', saying, 'Round is not scary. Pointy is scary.' Musk admitted that he had told his engineers to make Starship’s head more pointy for much the same reason. The clip of the podcast has again resurfaced reigniting widespread reaction from social media users, across the platforms.<h2>SpaceX’s Starship and its pointy top</h2> Starship is a 171 foot tall, fully reusable &nbsp;transportation system designed to carry both crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the moon, Mars and beyond. It has a payload capacity of 100-150 metric tons. The craft’s sharp nose, though not aerodynamically superior, Musk himself has joked that the change was 'arguably slightly worse' for performance. The pointed design has since become one of the rocket’s defining visual features. It is the most powerful launch system ever developed and has the ability to vary up to 100 people on long-duration, interplanetary flights, according to the SpaceX website.&nbsp;<h2>Old insight, enduring interest</h2> The anecdote first emerged publicly when Musk appeared on comedian Joe Rogan’s long-form podcast in February 2021, where he elaborated on the influence of the satirical movie on his thinking.&nbsp;"You literally told them to make the Starship more pointy because of the movie 'The Dictator?'" Mr Rogan asked in the podcast. "Yep. And they know it, too. It's not like they're unaware of it. I thought it would be funny to make it more pointy, so we did," the billionaire replied. He stated that it does not give Starship &nbsp;an aerodynamic edge and it is "arguably slightly worse," but “it looks cooler.” In The Dictator, Aladeen’s critique of his engineers’ blunt-headed missile led him to demand a pointier shape, a line Musk openly referenced when explaining why Starship’s head was altered from an earlier, blunter concept.&nbsp;

The Dictator, a satire starring Sacha Baron Cohen as Admiral General Aladeen of the fictional Republic of Wadiya, features a moment in which the leader insists that a missile be made 'more pointy', saying, 'Round is not scary. Pointy is scary.' 

In a conversation that has since become something of a cult anecdote, SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk confirmed that a scene from the 2012 film The Dictator played a role in shaping the design of the Starship spacecraft’s nose. The revelation, which dates back to a 2021 podcast appearance, resurfaced in late 2023 when Musk responded to a social-media claim with a simple '100' emoji, a gesture widely interpreted as emphatic agreement. The Dictator, a satire starring Sacha Baron Cohen as Admiral General Aladeen of the fictional Republic of Wadiya, features a moment in which the leader insists that a missile be made 'more pointy', saying, 'Round is not scary. Pointy is scary.' Musk admitted that he had told his engineers to make Starship’s head more pointy for much the same reason. The clip of the podcast has again resurfaced reigniting widespread reaction from social media users, across the platforms. SpaceX’s Starship and its pointy top Starship is a 171 foot tall, fully reusable transportation system designed to carry both crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the moon, Mars and beyond. It has a payload capacity of 100-150 metric tons. The craft’s sharp nose, though not aerodynamically superior, Musk himself has joked that the change was 'arguably slightly worse' for performance. The pointed design has since become one of the rocket’s defining visual features. It is the most powerful launch system ever developed and has the ability to vary up to 100 people on long-duration, interplanetary flights, according to the SpaceX website. Old insight, enduring interest The anecdote first emerged publicly when Musk appeared on comedian Joe Rogan’s long-form podcast in February 2021, where he elaborated on the influence of the satirical movie on his thinking. "You literally told them to make the Starship more pointy because of the movie 'The Dictator?'" Mr Rogan asked in the podcast. "Yep. And they know it, too. It's not like they're unaware of it. I thought it would be funny to make it more pointy, so we did," the billionaire replied. He stated that it does not give Starship an aerodynamic edge and it is "arguably slightly worse," but “it looks cooler.” In The Dictator, Aladeen’s critique of his engineers’ blunt-headed missile led him to demand a pointier shape, a line Musk openly referenced when explaining why Starship’s head was altered from an earlier, blunter concept.

The Dictator, a satire starring Sacha Baron Cohen as Admiral General Aladeen of the fictional Republic of Wadiya, features a moment in which the leader insists that a missile be made 'more pointy', saying, ‘Round is not scary. Pointy is scary.’

'Make It Pointy': When Elon Musk admitted drawing starship design inspiration from 'The Dictator'

The US Department of War on Monday (Dec 22) announced that the Pentagon is partnering with Elon Musk’s Grok, deploying the artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem across its government systems. The agency added that “frontier‑grade capabilities” of xAI’s Grok family of models will be integrated into GenAI.mil, the department’s recently launched AI platform that will be used by three million military and civilian personnel.This marks another key announcement of Musk’s role in the Trump administration. The billionaire has earlier led the Department of Government Efficiency, aimed at scaling down and cutting federal spending.“Today, the War Department officially entered into an agreement with xAI, paving the way for the deployment of its advanced capabilities on GenAI.mil,” the Department of War said in a statement. “This move builds on the rapid deployment of cutting‑edge AI across the Department's 3 million military and civilian personnel.”The initial deployment of the AI systems is scheduled for early 2026, enabling all military and civilian personnel to utilise xAI’s capabilities for the secure handling of sensitive but unclassified information, without compromising safety protocols.“This initiative will soon embed xAI's frontier AI systems, based on the Grok family of models, directly into GenAI.mil. Targeted for initial deployment in early 2026, this integration will allow all military and civilian personnel to use xAI's capabilities at Impact Level 5 (IL5), enabling the secure handling of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) in daily workflows,” the department said. It added, “Users will also gain access to real‑time global insights from the X platform, providing War Department personnel with a decisive information advantage.”In a statement, xAI said, “This new partnership between xAI and the DoW’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) brings xAI’s Frontier AI systems, powered by the Grok family of models, to both Enterprise AI and critical mission use cases.”The company added, “In addition to Enterprise use cases, xAI is bringing the power of Frontier AI and real-time insights directly to the warfighter. Through an ongoing, long-term partnership with the DoW and other mission partners, xAI will make available a family of government-optimized foundation models to support classified operational workloads.”The War Department said that it will continue scaling its AI ecosystem \for speed, security, and decision superiority. “Newly IL5-certified capabilities will empower every aspect of the Department's workforce, turning AI into a daily operational asset. This announcement marks another milestone in America's AI revolution, and the War Department is driving that momentum forward,” it added.

This marks another key announcement of Musk’s role in the Trump administration. The billionaire has earlier led the Department of Government Efficiency, aimed at scaling down and cutting federal spending.

The US Department of War on Monday (Dec 22) announced that the Pentagon is partnering with Elon Musk’s Grok, deploying the artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem across its government systems. The agency added that “frontier‑grade capabilities” of xAI’s Grok family of models will be integrated into GenAI.mil, the department’s recently launched AI platform that will be used by three million military and civilian personnel. This marks another key announcement of Musk’s role in the Trump administration. The billionaire has earlier led the Department of Government Efficiency, aimed at scaling down and cutting federal spending. “Today, the War Department officially entered into an agreement with xAI, paving the way for the deployment of its advanced capabilities on GenAI.mil,” the Department of War said in a statement. “This move builds on the rapid deployment of cutting‑edge AI across the Department's 3 million military and civilian personnel.” The initial deployment of the AI systems is scheduled for early 2026, enabling all military and civilian personnel to utilise xAI’s capabilities for the secure handling of sensitive but unclassified information, without compromising safety protocols. “This initiative will soon embed xAI's frontier AI systems, based on the Grok family of models, directly into GenAI.mil. Targeted for initial deployment in early 2026, this integration will allow all military and civilian personnel to use xAI's capabilities at Impact Level 5 (IL5), enabling the secure handling of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) in daily workflows,” the department said. It added, “Users will also gain access to real‑time global insights from the X platform, providing War Department personnel with a decisive information advantage.” In a statement, xAI said, “This new partnership between xAI and the DoW’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) brings xAI’s Frontier AI systems, powered by the Grok family of models, to both Enterprise AI and critical mission use cases.” The company added, “In addition to Enterprise use cases, xAI is bringing the power of Frontier AI and real-time insights directly to the warfighter. Through an ongoing, long-term partnership with the DoW and other mission partners, xAI will make available a family of government-optimized foundation models to support classified operational workloads.” The War Department said that it will continue scaling its AI ecosystem \for speed, security, and decision superiority. “Newly IL5-certified capabilities will empower every aspect of the Department's workforce, turning AI into a daily operational asset. This announcement marks another milestone in America's AI revolution, and the War Department is driving that momentum forward,” it added.

This marks another key announcement of Musk’s role in the Trump administration. The billionaire has earlier led the Department of Government Efficiency, aimed at scaling down and cutting federal spending.

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