Here’s when Elon Musk will finally have to reckon with his non-consensual porn generator

It’s been over a week now since users on using the Grok AI model en masse to undress peopleincluding children, and the Elon Musk-owned platform has done virtually nothing to address it. Part of the reason is that currently the platform isn’t required to do much to fix the problem.

Last year, Congress enacted the Take It Down Act, which, among other things, criminalizes nonconsensual sexually explicit material and requires platforms like X to offer victims the opportunity to request that content using their image be removed within 48 hours. Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar, co-sponsor of the law, posted on“No one should find AI-created sexual images of themselves online, especially children.

Note the “soon” in this sentence. The legal requirement for platforms to create notice and takedown systems does not come into effect until May 19, 2026. Currently, neither X has a formal content removal request procedure for law enforcementbut general users are advised to consult the Help Center, where it appears that users cannot report a message as violating the rules of X.

If you’re curious how likely the average user is to delete one of these images, just ask Ashley St. Clair if her attempts went well when she reported a non-consensual sexualized image of her that was shared on of followers. “It’s funny, given the most direct line I have and they don’t do anything,” she said. told the Guardian. “I complained to X, and they didn’t even remove a photo of me as a child that was undressed by Grok.”

St. Clair’s image was eventually removed, apparently after being widely reported by his supporters and receiving significant attention in the press. But St. Clair now claims she was thanked for her efforts to raise this issue by be prevented from communicating with Grok and the revocation of his X Premium subscription. Premium allows her to be paid according to her commitment. Grok, who has become the default source of information on this entire situation, despite being an AI model incapable of speaking for anyone or anything, explain in an article, “Ashley St. Clair’s

Enforcement outside of the Take It Down Act is possible, although less straightforward. Democratic Senator Ron Wyden suggested that the material generated by Grok would not be protected under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which generally grants tech platforms immunity from liability for illegal user behavior. Of course, the Trump administration’s Justice Department is unlikely to take action against Musk’s companies, leaving enforcement attempts to the states.

Outside of the United States, some governments are taking the issue much more seriously. The authorities in France, IrelandTHE United KingdomAnd India have all begun investigating the non-consensual sexual images generated by Grok and may eventually file charges against X and xAI.

But it certainly doesn’t seem like whoever is responsible for X and xAI is taking the matter seriously. While Grok was generating sexual images of children, Elon Musk, the CEO of the two companies involved in this scandal, was actively repost content created as part of the trendincluding AI-generated images of a toaster and a bikini rocket. So far, X’s recognition of the situation begins and ends with blaming the users. In an article from X Safety, the company said“Anyone who uses or induces Grok to create illegal content will face the same consequences as if they downloaded illegal content,” but takes no responsibility for enabling it.

If anything, what Grok has been doing in recent weeks probably seems closer to what Musk expects from AI. According to a CNN reportMusk is “unhappy with the overcensorship” of Grok, including being particularly frustrated by the restrictions placed on Grok’s image and video generator. In public, Musk has repeatedly stated speak Grok derided “spicy mode” and derided the idea of ​​”awakening” in AI.

In response to a request for comment from Gizmodo, xAI said: “Legacy Media Lies,” the last of the automated messages the platform has sent since shutting down its PR department.