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Indonesia has followed Malaysia and the Philippines in lifting a ban on xAI’s Grok chatbot.

Southeast Asian countries banned Grok after it was used to create a flood of non-consensual sexual images on X (now a subsidiary of xAI), including images of real women and minors. In late December and January, Grok was used to create at least 1.8 million sexual images of womenAccording to separate analyzes by The New York Times and the Center for Countering Digital Hate.

in statementIndonesia’s Ministry of Communications and Digital Affairs said it lifted the ban after X sent a letter “outlining concrete steps to improve the service and prevent abuse” (translation Via The New York Times).

Alexandre Sabar, the ministry’s director-general of digital space monitoring, said the ban was only lifted “conditionally” and could be reinstated if “further violations are discovered.”

Malaysia and the Philippines lifted their ban on January 23.

Grok’s deepfakes have drawn criticism and investigations — but only a few outright bans — from governments around the world. In the United States, California Attorney General Rob Bonta said his office was as well XAI investigated and sent a cease and desist letter He called on the company to take immediate measures to end the production of these images.

xAI appears to have taken some steps to limit Grok’s abilities, including… Limit AI image creation to paying subscribers on X. CEO Elon Musk insisted“Anyone who uses Grok to create illegal content will suffer the same consequences as if they uploaded illegal content,” he said.I am not aware of any nude images of minors created by Grok.“

They include documents released by the Justice Department on Friday about notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein At least 16 emails between Musk and Epstein In 2012 and 2013, Musk asked to visit Epstein’s island in the Caribbean and asked about “the coolest party on your island.” Epstein pleaded guilty to trafficking an underage girl for prostitution in 2008.

XAI, meanwhile, is It is reportedly in talks to merge with two of Musk’s other companiesSpaceX and Tesla, prior to SpaceX’s IPO.