The ruling by the Amsterdam court may set a precedent across Europe. This comes amid a wave of complaints about Grok worldwide. Meanwhile, the European Parliament is working on an even broader ban on the transmission of pornography that could also be viewed by children.
Grok Fine
The Amsterdam court threatens internet companies that fail to comply with the deepfake photo ban with fines of 100,000 euros per day. The court also ordered xAI not to offer Grok on X, formerly Twitter, as long as the company violates the judicial ruling. X owner Elon Musk has not yet responded to the Dutch ban.
The company’s lawyers previously said that in January they had tightened security measures to prevent Grok from editing photos of real people in revealing clothing, including limiting image generation to paying subscribers. The Dutch judge found that insufficient.
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Broader EU Ban
In January, the European Commission opened a formal investigation into X due to the risks associated with the rollout of Grok in the EU. On Thursday, the European Parliament also supported a ban on AI apps that create or manipulate sexually explicit images.
Such a ban could come into effect as early as later this year. American tech companies oppose the European restrictions on internet traffic, calling it censorship.