Malaysia lifts ban on Grok after taking X at its word

Malaysia was one of the first to ban Grok over the explicit deepfakes scandal earlier this month. After being one of the first countries in the world to block Elon Musk's Grok chatbot, Malaysia has now lifted its ban. Along with Indonesia, the country moved swiftly to temporarily to X's frequently controversial AI chatbot earlier this month, after multiple emerged of it being used to generate deepfake sexualized images of people, including women and children. At the time, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said the restrictions would remain in place until X Corp and parent xAI could prove they had enforced the necessary safeguards against misuse of the above nature. Malaysian authorities appear to be taking X at its word, after the MCMC released a confirming it was satisfied that Musk's company has implemented the required safety measures.