X Didn’t Fix Grok's ‘Undressing’ Problem. It Just Makes People Pay for It
Matt Burgess
created: Jan. 9, 2026, 3:19 p.m. | updated: Jan. 13, 2026, 12:56 p.m.
After creating thousands of “undressing” pictures of women and sexualized imagery of apparent minors, Elon Musk’s X has apparently limited who can generate images with Grok.
The apparent change comes after days of growing outrage against and scrutiny of Musk’s X and xAI, the company behind the Grok chatbot.
X has previously said it takes “action against illegal content on X,” including instances of child sexual abuse material.
While Apple and Google have previously banned apps with similar “nudify” features, X and Grok remain available in their respective app stores.
“While limiting AI image generation to paid users may marginally reduce volume and improve traceability, the abuse has not been stopped.
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