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Malaysia has lifted its suspension of Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot, allowing the AI tool to resume operations after it was blocked earlier this month over concerns about the generation of sexualised deepfake images.
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said on Friday that access to the Grok application on the X platform had been reinstated after the company confirmed it would introduce additional safeguards.
“The temporary access restriction on the use of the Grok application on the X platform has been lifted effective today.”
The regulator had ordered the suspension on January 11 and indicated it was considering legal action against X and its artificial intelligence arm, xAI, although it did not outline the specific nature of the proceedings.
Authorities said the decision to restore access followed assurances that preventive and security measures had been put in place and that compliance with local laws would be closely monitored.
According to the commission, discussions were held earlier in the week between Malaysian officials and X representatives to seek clarification on how the platform intends to prevent further misuse of the technology.
The watchdog further stated that X had confirmed that the required protections were now operational.
Malaysia had warned last week that legal action would follow if the companies failed to address the issue.
The suspension came after researchers reported that Grok had generated millions of sexualised images of women and children within a short period.
In response to the backlash, X announced that it would restrict the generation of images depicting people in bikinis, underwear, or similar attire in jurisdictions where such content is prohibited, using location-based controls.
