Govt warns Elon Musk-Led X over obscene content generated by Grok
In another face-off with Elon Musk–led X (formerly known as Twitter), the government has written to the platform warning it against hosting, generating, or uploading obscene, nude, indecent, or sexually explicit content through its AI-based services such as Grok and other xAI tools.
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), in a letter to X’s Chief Compliance Officer, directed the platform to comply with its statutory due diligence obligations under the Information Technology Act, 2000, and the IT Rules. The ministry cautioned that non-compliance could lead to the loss of legal protection under Section 79 of the IT Act, making the platform liable for action under the IT Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
