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Thomas RickerFeb 10

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“Zero tolerance,” X?

Presumably this tweet was timed before Elon Musk’s Grok posted an estimated 3 million sexualized images onto the platform, including 23,000 of children, averaging an estimated 190 images per minute over an 11-day sample period:

X supports #SaferInternetDay and remains committed to protecting children on the platform. We maintain zero tolerance for child sexual exploitation—including AI-generated content—and enforce strict policies to keep minors safe and ensure a positive experience for everyone.

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Jess WeatherbedFeb 9

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The State Department is deleting X posts.

The removals — which follow the Trump administration’s previous data purging efforts — target all posts prior to the president returning to office in January 2025, with a goal to “limit confusion on US government policy,” A spokesperson told NPR that the department’s X accounts “are one of our most powerful tools for advancing the America First goals.”

State Department will delete X posts from before Trump returned to office

[NPR]

Richard LawlerFeb 5

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Is the SpaceX / xAI / X public offering just going to be a bailout funded by index funds?

Maybe combining Musk’s companies is really about space AI data centers. But reports from Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal indicate that SpaceX’s IPO pursuit includes a push to have major index providers find a way around the usual waiting periods before they’ll add newly listed companies.

French police raid X’s Paris office as UK investigation continues

Stevie BonifieldFeb 3

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Dominic PrestonFeb 3

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That old trick.

I used to compare Elon Musk to an old boss of mine who would spin up a company division every time he found a new hobby, but might be just as apt:

ElectricOrchestra613:

Elon Musk’s constant new ventures and subsequent mergers just feels like the corporate equivalent of creating a new email every time you want to sign up for a free trial.

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Jess WeatherbedFeb 3

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Leaving X with a mic drop.

The Paris Prosecutor’s office announced that it’s abandoning X after French police raided the offices of Elon Musk’s social media network on Tuesday, part of a year-long investigation into whether X’s algorithm was used to interfere in French politics. Here’s a machine translation of its departing post:

“A search is being carried out at the French premises of X by the cybercrime unit of the Paris public prosecutor’s office, together with @CyberGEND and @Europol, as part of the investigation opened in January 2025. The Paris public prosecutor’s office is leaving X. Find us on Lkd and Insta.”

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Jess WeatherbedFeb 2

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X safety teams ‘repeatedly warned management’ about undressing tools.

While X has long allowed NSFW images, The Washington Post reports that the platform’s content moderation filters couldn’t handle the estimated millions of sexualized deepfakes of real women and children being generated by Grok.

“For instance, child sexual abuse material was typically rooted out by matching it against a database of known illegal images. But an AI edited image wouldn’t automatically trigger these warnings.”

Terrence O'BrienFeb 1

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X is down.

After suffering multiple issues last month, X is down again to kick off February. Downdetector and NetBlocks both confirmed the outage. Users are reporting that the most recent posts they’re able to see are from an hour ago.

User reports indicate problems at X (Twitter)

Image: Downdetector / The Verge

Grok is the most antisemitic chatbot according to the ADL

Mia SatoJan 28

X faces EU investigation over Grok’s sexualized deepfakes

Emma RothJan 26

Payment processors were against CSAM until Grok started making it

Elizabeth LopattoJan 26

Richard LawlerJan 22

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X is down again.

After an extended outage on Friday, the site formerly known as Twitter is tossing around error messages and/or entirely failing to load posts once again. Downdetector and NetBlocks are tracking the outage, and if there are any updates, we’ll follow up with them.

Screenshot of “something went wrong” error messages

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Why nobody’s stopping Grok

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Why nobody’s stopping Grok

How Elon Musk and xAI are putting a nail in the coffin of content moderation.

Nilay PatelJan 22

Emma RothJan 22

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X is the latest social network to copy Bluesky’s starter packs.

Similar to starter packs on Bluesky, Threads, and Mastodon, X’s take on the feature will provide you with lists of accounts to follow based on what they post about, such as sports, video games, food, and more. Starter packs will roll out to all users in “the coming weeks.”

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Threads overtakes X on mobile, but still lags far behind

Jess WeatherbedJan 19

X is still having issues following an hour-long outage on Friday

Stevie BonifieldJan 16

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Elizabeth LopattoJan 15

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Bluesky advertises a solution to X’s Grok undressing people.

The solution is using Bluesky, of course. Naturally, a user with a blue check next to their name told Grok to put a bikini on the butterfly and the AI did — which seems like an even stronger advertisement for Bluesky than the one Bluesky itself posted.

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Jess WeatherbedJan 12

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The UK is formally investigating X over Grok deepfakes.

Ofcom says the probe will establish whether X has failed to comply with Online Safety Act obligations, over concerns its Grok AI chatbot is generating sexualized deepfakes of adults and minors. The investigation is “a matter of the highest priority,” and may result in hefty fines or even X being banned in the UK.

Ofcom launches investigation into X over Grok sexualised imagery

[Ofcom.org]

Musk says he’s going to open-source the new X algorithm next week

Terrence O'BrienJan 10

X accuses music publishers of ‘weaponizing’ DMCA takedowns

Emma RothJan 9

Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards

X’s deepfake porn feature clearly violates app store guidelines. Why won’t Apple and Google pull it?

Elizabeth LopattoJan 9

The latest on Grok’s gross AI deepfakes problem

Verge StaffFeb 2

No, Grok hasn’t paywalled its deepfake image feature

Robert HartJan 9

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Thomas RickerJan 7

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“X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter.”

That incredible Financial Times quip above, is supported by newly released data from deepfake researcher Genevieve Oh, published by Bloomberg. Over a 24-hour period from January 5th to the 6th, Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot generated “about 6,700” images every hour “identified as sexually suggestive or nudifying.”

For context, “The other top five websites for such content averaged 79 new AI undressing images per hour,” according to Oh.

Musk’s Grok AI Generated Thousands of Undressed Images Per Hour on X

[Bloomberg]

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Richard LawlerDec 29, 2025

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Kalshi and Polymarket keep partnering with fake newsbreaker accounts on X.

“Prediction markets” continue to appear everywhere, including CNN and CNBC, and Polymarket is shitposting about citizen journalism.

Meanwhile, The Athletic is the latest (following Awful Announcing and Front Office Sports) reporting on sports misinformation X accounts like “Emma Vance” and “Scott Hughes” have spread while sporting those site’s affiliate badges.

Kalshi, Polymarket are partnering with X accounts claiming to be sports insiders

[The Athletic]

Trump administration bars former EU official and anti-disinformation and hate researchers from US