Coverage dated January 9, 2026 to January 11, 2026

Malaysia, Indonesia become first to block Musk’s Grok over AI deepfakes

Headline from NBC10 Philadelphia, on the newest of 2 developments

Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked access to Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok due to its misuse in generating explicit images.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

Jan 10, 2026
Indonesia suspends Grok AI over sexualized images
Headline from CBS News ·
Jan 12, 2026Newest
Malaysia, Indonesia become first to block Musk’s Grok over AI deepfakes
Headline from NBC10 Philadelphia ·

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Al Jazeera
Indonesia blocks access to Musk’s AI chatbot Grok over deepfake images (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Jan 9, 2026
Al Jazeera's feed description
Indonesian minister says deepfakes are a ‘serious violation of human rights, dignity, and security of citizens’ online.
Insider
Indonesia becomes the first country to suspend Elon Musk's Grok for generating 'non-consensual sexual deepfakes' (opens Insider)
Published Jan 9, 2026
Insider's feed description
World governments have taken aim at Elon Musk's Grok chatbot, which has generated sexualized AI images of real women and children.
NBC News
Indonesia temporarily blocks access to Elon Musk's Grok over sexualized images (opens NBC News)
Published Jan 9, 2026
NBC News's feed description
Indonesia temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot due to the risk of AI-generated pornographic content.
The Guardian
Indonesia blocks Musk’s Grok chatbot due to risk of pornographic content (opens The Guardian)
Published Jan 9, 2026
The Guardian's feed description
Move comes after governments and regulators from Europe to Asia have condemned the AI tool and some have opened inquiries into sexualised content
CBS News
Indonesia suspends Grok AI over sexualized images (opens CBS News)
Published Jan 9, 2026
CBS News's feed description
Elon Musk's platform is facing global backlash after reports emerged that its image creation feature allowed users to sexualize pictures of women and children using simple text prompts.
NBC10 Philadelphia
Malaysia, Indonesia become first to block Musk’s Grok over AI deepfakes (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)
Published Jan 11, 2026
NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description
Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked access to Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok due to its misuse in generating explicit images.
WHEC Rochester
Malaysia, Indonesia become first to block Musk’s Grok over sexually explicit AI images (opens WHEC Rochester)
Published Jan 11, 2026
WHEC Rochester's feed description
Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked access to Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok due to its misuse in generating explicit images. Authorities in both countries acted over the weekend, citing concerns about non-consensual and sexual deepfakes.
WHDH Boston
Malaysia and Indonesia become the first countries to block Musk’s Grok over sexualized AI images - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)
Published Jan 11, 2026
WHDH Boston's feed description
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia and Indonesia have become the first countries to block Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s company xAI, as
Fortune
Grok blocked in Malaysia and Indonesia as sexual deepfake scandal builds (opens Fortune)
Published Jan 11, 2026
Fortune's feed description
Scrutiny of Grok is growing, including in the EU, India, France and the UK, which said Monday it was moving to criminalize “nudification apps.”
CNN
Musk’s Grok blocked by Indonesia, Malaysia over sexualized images in world’s first (opens CNN)
Published Jan 11, 2026
CNN's feed description
Elon Musk’s Grok has been blocked by Indonesia and Malaysia, the first countries to do so after the AI tool’s “digital undressing” function flooded the internet with photos of women and minors in obscene manipulated images.
The Guardian
Malaysia blocks Elon Musk’s Grok AI over fake, sexualised images (opens The Guardian)
Published Jan 11, 2026
The Guardian's feed description
Country follows Indonesia in restricting access after global outcry over X’s AI tool
Deutsche Welle
Malaysia, Indonesia block Grok AI bot over explicit images (opens Deutsche Welle)
Published Jan 11, 2026
Deutsche Welle's feed description
The move comes after the bot was found to be generating explicit images of women and children, without consent, on Elon Musk's X.
KOB 4
Malaysia and Indonesia become the first countries to block Musk’s Grok over sexualized AI images (opens KOB 4)
Published Jan 11, 2026
KOB 4's feed description
Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked access to Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok because of its misuse in generating explicit images. Authorities in both Southeast Asian countries acted over the weekend. They cited concerns about nonconsensual and sexual deepfakes.
Engadget
Malaysia and Indonesia are the first to block Grok following CSAM scandal (opens Engadget)
Published Jan 11, 2026
Engadget's feed description
The UK's media regulator has opened a formal investigation into X.
Fortune
Malaysia and Indonesia move to ban Musk’s Grok AI over sexually-explicit deepfakes (opens Fortune)
Published Jan 11, 2026
Fortune's feed description
This week, Malaysia and Indonesia have become the world’s first countries to take action against xAI’s Grok chatbot, which was found to be used to generate fake pornographic content.
Al Jazeera
Malaysia blocks Grok amid uproar over nonconsensual sexualised images (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Jan 11, 2026
Al Jazeera's feed description
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission says ban comes after failure to comply with formal notices.

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