Alexios Mantzarlis
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Thank you, I will take a look!
January 12, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Thank you, I will take a look!
Thank you! She’s been highly recommended — and I’ve reached out :)
January 12, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Thank you! She’s been highly recommended — and I’ve reached out :)
Thank you! Will drop an email!
January 12, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Thank you! Will drop an email!
Thank you! Have emailed
January 11, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Thank you! Have emailed
Thanks Joey! Will reach out. And, hi!
January 11, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Thanks Joey! Will reach out. And, hi!
Will drop you an email!
January 11, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Will drop you an email!
great tip, thank you!
January 11, 2026 at 4:44 PM
great tip, thank you!
thank you! let me email you
January 11, 2026 at 4:41 PM
thank you! let me email you
thank you! I did email her, so hopefully she's a good lead :)
January 11, 2026 at 4:24 PM
thank you! I did email her, so hopefully she's a good lead :)
it is so good. i wanted to explicitly h/t you all in the text but couldn't find an un-clunky formulation (at least at 6am lol)
January 9, 2026 at 6:25 PM
it is so good. i wanted to explicitly h/t you all in the text but couldn't find an un-clunky formulation (at least at 6am lol)
Reposted by Alexios Mantzarlis
Well, yes - and no. Because there are still ways that free users also can still use Grok for mass sexualized harassment. They just can't use the prompt "@grok" anymore for that. And still, X is trying to make money from it.
No, Grok hasn’t paywalled its deepfake image feature
X’s sexual deepfake machine is still running, despite Grok saying otherwise.
www.theverge.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Well, yes - and no. Because there are still ways that free users also can still use Grok for mass sexualized harassment. They just can't use the prompt "@grok" anymore for that. And still, X is trying to make money from it.
I think we agree none of this is sufficient.
January 9, 2026 at 4:15 PM
I think we agree none of this is sufficient.
But it's not just Musk. Why is Grok on the Apple and Google app stores? Why is it on Microsoft Azure's Foundry as a highlighted model? And beyond that, why are we still lacking basic guardrails on nonconsensual image generation in 2026?
The answer is a five-letter word: Greed.
The answer is a five-letter word: Greed.
Briefing: Grok brings nonconsensual image abuse to the masses
Plus: a new feature in the Meta Ad Library and a new Telegram investigation tool.
indicator.media
January 9, 2026 at 3:54 PM
But it's not just Musk. Why is Grok on the Apple and Google app stores? Why is it on Microsoft Azure's Foundry as a highlighted model? And beyond that, why are we still lacking basic guardrails on nonconsensual image generation in 2026?
The answer is a five-letter word: Greed.
The answer is a five-letter word: Greed.