Wave of Grok AI fake images of women and girls appalling, says UK minister

Ofcom has said it is aware of serious concerns raised about Grok creating undressed images of people. Ofcom has said it is aware of serious concerns raised about Grok creating undressed images of people. Liz Kendall calls on X to'deal with this urgently' while expert criticises'worryingly slow' government response Tue 6 Jan 2026 11.56 ESTLast modified on Tue 6 Jan 2026 12.17 EST The UK technology secretary has called a wave of images of women and children with their clothes digitally removed generated by Elon Musk's Grok AI "appalling and unacceptable in decent society". After thousands of intimate deepfakes circulated online, Liz Kendall said X, Musk's social media platform, needed to "deal with this urgently" and she backed the UK regulator Ofcom to "take any enforcement action it deems necessary". "We cannot and will not allow the proliferation of these demeaning and degrading images, which are disproportionately aimed at women and girls," she said.