Senators urged Apple, Google to remove X and Grok from app stores
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Key Points:
- Three Democratic senators urged Apple and Google to remove Elon Musk’s apps X and Grok from their app stores due to Grok being used to generate sexualized nonconsensual images of real people on the X platform.
- In response, X restricted Grok's image generation features on its social media site to paying premium subscribers and limited the types of images the bot can create, though sexual deepfakes remain possible on the standalone Grok app and website.
- Senators highlighted that Apple’s and Google’s terms of service prohibit apps that allow sexualized images of nonconsenting individuals, calling for enforcement and removal of the apps until policy violations are addressed.
- Despite X’s partial restrictions, concerns remain as Grok continues to flood
