Jonathan Frederic De Santos

The European Commission said January 5, 2026, it is "very seriously looking" into complaints that Elon Musk's AI tool Grok is being used to generate and disseminate sexually explicit childlike images. "Grok is now offering a 'spicy mode' showing explicit sexual content with some output generated with childlike images. This is not spicy. This is illegal. This is appalling," EU digital affairs spokesman Thomas Regnier told reporters. Photo by Lionel Bonaventure, AFP

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17686278481831768627845886.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The European Commission said January 5, 2026, it is &quot;very seriously looking&quot; into complaints that Elon Musk&#x27;s AI tool Grok is being used to generate and disseminate sexually explicit childlike images. &quot;Grok is now offering a &#x27;spicy mode&#x27; showing explicit sexual content with some output generated with childlike images. This is not spicy. This is illegal. This is appalling,&quot; EU digital affairs spokesman Thomas Regnier told reporters. Photo by Lionel Bonaventure, AFP </span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The use of AI tools like xAI’s Grok to generate photos of women in underwear and skimpy outfits highlight the need to classify the use of ‘deepfakes’ and similar content as gender-based crimes, Gabriela Women’s Party said Sunday.</p><p>Elon Musk’s Grok tool has received backlash in recent weeks for allowing users to manipulate images of women to put them in revealing outfits.</p><p>The service has since been restricted to paid Grok users.</p><p>“While the Department of Information and Communications Technology is now considering regulatory measures and possible blocking of Grok, piecemeal responses are not enough to address the growing threat of artificial intelligence being weaponized against women, LGBTQ+, and even children,” Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Sarah Elago said.</p><p>Gabriela has filed a bill to include ‘deepfakes’ and other technologically-assisted abuse in the Violence Against Women and Children law.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/technology/2026/1/15/x-announces-measures-to-prevent-grok-from-undressing-images-0804">X announces measures to prevent Grok from undressing images<br/></a></div><p>“Abuse now happens not only in homes and public places, but also in digital spaces powered by algorithms and AI tools that profit from women’s objectification,” Elago said.</p><p>Gabriela in 2024 called for a House investigation into the creation and spread of fake photos and videos of women celebrities, including <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/9/2/bini-management-to-take-action-against-deepfake-photos-videos-2024">members of girl group BINI</a>.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>DICT ORDERS GROK BLOCKED</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>DICT announced Friday that it has ordered access to Grok blocked for violating the Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009. </p><p>The National Privacy Commission is also in touch with tech firm X on the matter, DICT Secretary Henry Aguda said.</p><p>In a separate statement, DICT said it is also working with the National Telecommunications Commission, Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center and other agencies on “possible regulatory measures” under the Cybercrime Prevention Act.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/3/gabriela-seeks-probe-on-ai-enabled-violence-against-women-1737">Gabriela seeks probe on AI-enabled violence against women<br/></a></div><p>The Supreme Court, in its ruling on the constitutionality of the Cybercrime Prevention Act, struck down a section of the law authorizing the Department of Justice to seize or block access to computer data without a court order.</p><p>The SC said then that &quot;it is not enough for [an executive officer] to be of the opinion that such content violates some law, for to do so would make him judge, jury, and executioner all rolled into one.&quot; <strong>— Jonathan de Santos, ABS-CBN News</strong></p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aziz19D2SUM?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The use of AI tools like xAI’s Grok to generate photos of women in underwear and skimpy outfits highlight the need to classify the use of ‘deepfakes’ and similar content as gender-based crimes, Gabriela Women’s Party said Sunday.</p>

The use of AI tools like xAI’s Grok to generate photos of women in underwear and skimpy outfits highlight the need to classify the use of ‘deepfakes’ and similar content as gender-based crimes, Gabriela Women’s Party said Sunday.

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Gabriela: Grok mess shows need for stiffer measures vs deepfakes, AI-assisted abuse

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Published Jan 17, 2026 01:40 PM PHT

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