Elon Musk has accused the UK government of being “fascist” after ministers stepped up pressure on his social media platform X over AI-generated sexualised images linked to its Grok chatbot.
Musk made the remark after reposting a chart claiming Britain records the world’s highest number of arrests for social media comments. Responding to the graphic, he wrote: “Why is the UK government so fascist?”
A reposted image shows a chart claiming more than 12,000 arrests for online comments in the UK, over 6,000 in Belarus, and around 3,500 in Germany.
The comments come as scrutiny intensifies over X and Musk-owned xAI after Grok was used to generate sexualised images without consent. Reuters reported that users could tag the chatbot under posts and ask it to digitally remove clothing or alter images into explicit poses, which were then published in replies.
UK officials say X may be breaching the Online Safety Act. Downing Street criticised limits placed behind paywalls, while Science and Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said Ofcom could use its full powers, including blocking X. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has described the images as “disgraceful”.
Ofcom said it has contacted X and launched an expedited assessment, stressing unlawful content must not appear on platforms.
Indonesia has blocked Grok over pornographic content concerns, and the Internet Watch Foundation reported identifying criminal imagery linked to the tool.
Musk says X removes illegal content and cooperates with law enforcement, but critics argue paywalls risk monetising abuse rather than preventing it.
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