MeitY Asks X to Act After Grok AI Used to Post Obscene Content

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MeitY Asks X to Act After Grok AI Used to Post Obscene Content

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has directed X to take immediate action over the alleged misuse of its AI tool Grok for generating and circulating obscene and sexually explicit content, warning of legal consequences under Indian law.

Published by Priti | January 03, 2026

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has issued a notice to X over its alleged failure to comply with statutory obligations under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and related legal provisions.

The ministry flagged concerns about the misuse of AI-powered services, including Grok, for generating and sharing obscene, nude, indecent, sexually explicit, or otherwise unlawful content. X has been instructed to submit a detailed Action Taken Report (ATR) within 72 hours.

Alleged Misuse of AI to Target Women

In its letter to the Chief Compliance Officer of X Corp India, MeitY cited reports and parliamentary representations alleging that AI services on the platform were being misused to create fake accounts and generate morphed images and videos of women.

The notice stated that the misuse includes manipulating images and videos uploaded by women themselves, often sexualising them through AI prompts and synthetic outputs. MeitY warned that such activity violates privacy and safety norms, normalises online harassment, and points to serious gaps in platform-level safeguards.

Compliance Measures and Legal Warning

The ministry cautioned that non-compliance could result in X losing its intermediary liability protection under Section 79 of the IT Act, exposing the platform to legal action under the IT Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) rules.

MeitY has directed X to:

Conduct a comprehensive technical, procedural, and governance review of Grok
Examine prompt processing, image handling, content generation, and safety guardrails
Strictly enforce its terms of service and AI usage policies
Suspend or terminate accounts found violating guidelines
Remove or disable all unlawful content immediately while preserving evidence

The action follows concerns raised by Priyanka Chaturvedi, who highlighted the growing misuse of AI to sexualise women’s photos and urged urgent government intervention.