The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Friday issued a notice to social media platform
The government has ordered
The Ministry has expressed deep concern over reports that X’s AI service “Grok” is being used to create and share obscene, indecent and sexually explicit content targeting women. The letter states that users have misused Grok’s AI capabilities to create synthetic images and videos in an abusive manner, thereby violating privacy and dignity. MeitY warned that such actions normalize sexual harassment and undermine legal protections.
MeitY said non-compliance of the rules may lead to loss of safe harbor benefit under Section 79 of the IT Act and punitive action under various laws including BNS, Indecent Representation of Women Act and Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act.
Priyanka Chaturvedi had complained
In a letter to Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnav, Priyanka Chaturvedi said a new trend has emerged on social media, especially X, where men are posting pictures of women using fake accounts and misusing the AI grok feature to send prompts to reduce their clothing and sexualize them.
After the government sent a notice to
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