Elon Musk’s X is acting to comply with UK safety laws and the government “won’t back down” in its row over the sex images produced by the platform’s Grok AI tool, Sir Keir Starmer has said.
The prime minister told PMQs that the actions of X are “disgusting” and “shameful” and the decision to turn its AI image editing tool into a premium service is “horrific”.
He said the government is “absolutely determined to take action” and that if X doesn’t act, “Ofcom has our full backing”.
The prime minister added that he has been informed by X that “it is acting” and complying with UK law.
“We’re not going to back down… we will take necessary measures,” he said.
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