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AI chatbots: the case for action
AI chatbots have fast become an area of serious concern on both an individual and societal level, uniting a broad range of organisations in calls for urgent Government action. Over the last few months...
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🆕 Research brief published today detailing mounting evidence on harm caused by #AIChatbots. Thanks to all the organisations who've contributed to recent discussions on this.
💡 More on what the Govt should do about this to follow in the New Year. www.onlinesafetyact.net/analysis/ai-...
💡 More on what the Govt should do about this to follow in the New Year. www.onlinesafetyact.net/analysis/ai-...
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If you ever wonder, what is it that Musk doesn’t want you to know… here’s your answer.
Another brilliant bit of research by @counterhate.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
Another brilliant bit of research by @counterhate.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
Musk’s Chatbot Flooded X With Millions of Sexualized Images in Days, New Estimates Show
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:39 PM
If you ever wonder, what is it that Musk doesn’t want you to know… here’s your answer.
Another brilliant bit of research by @counterhate.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
Another brilliant bit of research by @counterhate.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
🚨 Lord Nash won the vote on his #socialmedia amendment in the Lords last night - read the transcript here, including Baroness Kidron on #safetybydesign & support from Lord Clement-Jones & Viscount Colville for our proposals to strengthen the #onlinesafetyact 👇🏻
hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2026-0...
hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2026-0...
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - Hansard - UK Parliament
Hansard record of the item : 'Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill' on Wednesday 21 January 2026.
hansard.parliament.uk
January 22, 2026 at 7:03 AM
🚨 Lord Nash won the vote on his #socialmedia amendment in the Lords last night - read the transcript here, including Baroness Kidron on #safetybydesign & support from Lord Clement-Jones & Viscount Colville for our proposals to strengthen the #onlinesafetyact 👇🏻
hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2026-0...
hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2026-0...
Well said, Baroness Kidron in @houseoflords.parliament.uk #socialmedia debate tonight. #onlinesafetyact
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...?
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...?
January 21, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Well said, Baroness Kidron in @houseoflords.parliament.uk #socialmedia debate tonight. #onlinesafetyact
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...?
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...?
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Last week, in response to international pressure, X announced it was restricting Grok's ability to edit people into revealing clothes. That has not stopped the rampant trend of sexual harassment via Grok edits. The culture around GenAI is firmly rooted in abuse.
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-will-...
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-will-...
Grok will always be a harassment tool
GenAI and gender-based violence are inextricably linked, well beyond bikinis on X.
spitfirenews.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Last week, in response to international pressure, X announced it was restricting Grok's ability to edit people into revealing clothes. That has not stopped the rampant trend of sexual harassment via Grok edits. The culture around GenAI is firmly rooted in abuse.
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-will-...
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-will-...
"We believe the most efficient and effective way to stop the tech companies continuing to harm our children - and many others - is to strengthen and enforce the existing #onlinesafetyact."
Our response to the Government's #socialmedia consultation today.👇🏻
www.onlinesafetyact.net/analysis/str...
Our response to the Government's #socialmedia consultation today.👇🏻
www.onlinesafetyact.net/analysis/str...
Strengthening the OSA: our 10-point plan for Government
This year has already been dominated by countless thousands of women and children being subjected to the creation of illegal non-consensual sexual images via Grok/X. We welcome the Government’s prompt...
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January 20, 2026 at 10:38 AM
"We believe the most efficient and effective way to stop the tech companies continuing to harm our children - and many others - is to strengthen and enforce the existing #onlinesafetyact."
Our response to the Government's #socialmedia consultation today.👇🏻
www.onlinesafetyact.net/analysis/str...
Our response to the Government's #socialmedia consultation today.👇🏻
www.onlinesafetyact.net/analysis/str...
Detail from #DSIT on the proposals "to boost children’s wellbeing online" which is out for consultation today, including a proposed ban on under-16s access to #socialmedia.
We'll be publishing our response later and will share comment and reaction here during the day. www.gov.uk/government/n...
We'll be publishing our response later and will share comment and reaction here during the day. www.gov.uk/government/n...
Government to drive action to improve children’s relationship with mobile phones and social media
Government launches consultation on children's social media use and bans phones in schools to protect young people's wellbeing and ensure safer online experiences.
www.gov.uk
January 20, 2026 at 6:14 AM
Detail from #DSIT on the proposals "to boost children’s wellbeing online" which is out for consultation today, including a proposed ban on under-16s access to #socialmedia.
We'll be publishing our response later and will share comment and reaction here during the day. www.gov.uk/government/n...
We'll be publishing our response later and will share comment and reaction here during the day. www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Times now picking up the same intell about consultation coming soon on social media restrictions for kids
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Sir Keir Starmer to consult on social media ban for under-16s
Dozens of Labour MPs have called on the prime minister to raise the age for using platforms such Snapchat, TikTok and Instagram
www.thetimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Times now picking up the same intell about consultation coming soon on social media restrictions for kids
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Downing St is poised to launch a consultation into social media restrictions on teenagers, here’s our scoop from Saturday’s FT:
www.ft.com/content/acbe...
www.ft.com/content/acbe...
January 19, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Downing St is poised to launch a consultation into social media restrictions on teenagers, here’s our scoop from Saturday’s FT:
www.ft.com/content/acbe...
www.ft.com/content/acbe...
This figure (and the full article) tells you a lot about the grip the tech sector and its lobbyists have on UK government thinking and just how hard it is for civil society to get its voice heard. #onlinesafetyact 👇🏻
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
January 18, 2026 at 9:35 AM
This figure (and the full article) tells you a lot about the grip the tech sector and its lobbyists have on UK government thinking and just how hard it is for civil society to get its voice heard. #onlinesafetyact 👇🏻
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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💥 The Guardian, BBC News and Telegraph have corrected stories claiming research showed screen time damages toddlers’ speech, after @fullfact.org got in touch.
(The study showed a correlation between screen time and smaller vocab, not that one caused the other.)
fullfact.org/health/scree...
(The study showed a correlation between screen time and smaller vocab, not that one caused the other.)
fullfact.org/health/scree...
Government research doesn’t prove screen time ‘damages’ toddlers’ speech – Full Fact
A study found a correlation between very high screen time and lower vocabulary in two-year-olds, but it didn’t say that one caused the other.
fullfact.org
January 16, 2026 at 7:57 AM
💥 The Guardian, BBC News and Telegraph have corrected stories claiming research showed screen time damages toddlers’ speech, after @fullfact.org got in touch.
(The study showed a correlation between screen time and smaller vocab, not that one caused the other.)
fullfact.org/health/scree...
(The study showed a correlation between screen time and smaller vocab, not that one caused the other.)
fullfact.org/health/scree...
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No surprise to learn X is still permitting users to post these images generated by Grok despite claiming it had taken action. Enough is enough. @ofcom.bsky.social MUST use its powers to shut this down www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
X still allowing users to post sexualised images generated by Grok AI tool
Despite restrictions announced this week, Guardian reporters find standalone app continues to allow posting of nonconsensual content
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:44 AM
No surprise to learn X is still permitting users to post these images generated by Grok despite claiming it had taken action. Enough is enough. @ofcom.bsky.social MUST use its powers to shut this down www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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As of now, that's still possible in the UK.
(AP) - Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok won't be able to edit photos to portray real people in revealing clothing in places where that is illegal, according to a statement posted on X.
@apnews.com
@apnews.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:45 PM
As of now, that's still possible in the UK.
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This is a welcome development. However, our formal investigation remains ongoing. We are working round the clock to progress this and get answers into what went wrong and what’s being done to fix it.
Musk's xAI curbs Grok image editing after California, Europe air concerns
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI said late on Wednesday it imposed restrictions on all users of its Grok AI chatbot that limit image editing after the service produced sexualized images...
www.reuters.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:37 AM
This is a welcome development. However, our formal investigation remains ongoing. We are working round the clock to progress this and get answers into what went wrong and what’s being done to fix it.
I just tested this in the UK without a VPN and it all seems to work exactly as it did before.
January 15, 2026 at 9:23 AM
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Starmer vows action against Elon Musk's X:
"The actions of Grok and X are disgusting... We're absolutely determined to take action... We're not going to back down. They must act. We will take the necessary measures. We will strengthen existing laws.. This is weaponising images of women & children."
"The actions of Grok and X are disgusting... We're absolutely determined to take action... We're not going to back down. They must act. We will take the necessary measures. We will strengthen existing laws.. This is weaponising images of women & children."
January 14, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Starmer vows action against Elon Musk's X:
"The actions of Grok and X are disgusting... We're absolutely determined to take action... We're not going to back down. They must act. We will take the necessary measures. We will strengthen existing laws.. This is weaponising images of women & children."
"The actions of Grok and X are disgusting... We're absolutely determined to take action... We're not going to back down. They must act. We will take the necessary measures. We will strengthen existing laws.. This is weaponising images of women & children."
Transcript of yesterday's statement on X and subsequent Commons debate here. Good to see the cross-party consensus about the seriousness of the issue, the Govt's action and the need for speed from Ofcom - with one very notable exception. 👇🏻 #onlinesafetyact
hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2026...
hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2026...
Social Media: Non-consensual Sexual Deepfakes - Hansard - UK Parliament
Hansard record of the item : 'Social Media: Non-consensual Sexual Deepfakes' on Monday 12 January 2026.
hansard.parliament.uk
January 13, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Transcript of yesterday's statement on X and subsequent Commons debate here. Good to see the cross-party consensus about the seriousness of the issue, the Govt's action and the need for speed from Ofcom - with one very notable exception. 👇🏻 #onlinesafetyact
hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2026...
hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2026...
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Keir Starmer hasn’t posted on X since 8th Jan, when the government first intervened in the Grok AI images scandal (but has posted on Facebook and Instagram in that period)
January 12, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Keir Starmer hasn’t posted on X since 8th Jan, when the government first intervened in the Grok AI images scandal (but has posted on Facebook and Instagram in that period)
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Shad Tech Sec, Julia Lopez MP, despite (apparently) agreeing with gov't online portection aim, started a BIZARRE apologia/whatabout over X that equated Grok to "crude drawings", drew in Iran, rape gangs, immigration, trans rights, and even blamed children for "sharing their images too freely". 👀 ~AA
January 12, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Shad Tech Sec, Julia Lopez MP, despite (apparently) agreeing with gov't online portection aim, started a BIZARRE apologia/whatabout over X that equated Grok to "crude drawings", drew in Iran, rape gangs, immigration, trans rights, and even blamed children for "sharing their images too freely". 👀 ~AA
Ministerial statement on X now confirmed for this afternoon: whatson.parliament.uk
What's on - UK Parliament
Find out what's on in Parliament. Day by day events for the House of Commons, House of Lords and Committees.
whatson.parliament.uk
January 12, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Ministerial statement on X now confirmed for this afternoon: whatson.parliament.uk
@ofcom.bsky.social has launched an investigation into X. What happens next? Here's our expert legal adviser, Prof Lorna Woods OBE, on exactly that question. #onlinesafetyact www.onlinesafetyact.net/analysis/ofc...
Ofcom launches investigation into X: what happens next?
Ofcom has today announced an investigation into X following what the regulator calls “deeply concerning reports of the Grok AI chatbot account on X being used to create and share undressed images of p...
www.onlinesafetyact.net
January 12, 2026 at 1:45 PM
@ofcom.bsky.social has launched an investigation into X. What happens next? Here's our expert legal adviser, Prof Lorna Woods OBE, on exactly that question. #onlinesafetyact www.onlinesafetyact.net/analysis/ofc...
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We've launched an investigation into X over Grok sexualised imagery.
We've opened a formal investigation into X under the Online Safety Act, to determine whether it has complied with its duties to protect people in the UK from content that is illegal in the UK.
🔗 www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...
We've opened a formal investigation into X under the Online Safety Act, to determine whether it has complied with its duties to protect people in the UK from content that is illegal in the UK.
🔗 www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...
January 12, 2026 at 11:50 AM
We've launched an investigation into X over Grok sexualised imagery.
We've opened a formal investigation into X under the Online Safety Act, to determine whether it has complied with its duties to protect people in the UK from content that is illegal in the UK.
🔗 www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...
We've opened a formal investigation into X under the Online Safety Act, to determine whether it has complied with its duties to protect people in the UK from content that is illegal in the UK.
🔗 www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...
Happy Monday, everyone. Will @ofcom.bsky.social take robust #onlinesafetyact enforcement action on X? Will Ministers stand up to Musk? We can't help with those predictions. But our newsletter can bring you right up to speed with where we are this morning. ⬇️
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January 12, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Happy Monday, everyone. Will @ofcom.bsky.social take robust #onlinesafetyact enforcement action on X? Will Ministers stand up to Musk? We can't help with those predictions. But our newsletter can bring you right up to speed with where we are this morning. ⬇️
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