Malaysia Lifts Ban on X’s AI Chatbot Grok Malaysia will lift its ban on the AI chatbot Grok starting Friday, following X’s implementation of additional preventive and security measures. This decision comes after the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) initially announced a block on Grok due to concerns over the generation of sexually explicit images. X responded by stating it would geoblock the ability of users in countries where it is illegal to generate images of real people in certain attire.

• Malaysia will lift its ban on Grok, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot.
• The ban will be lifted effective Friday.
• X has implemented additional preventive and security measures to comply with local law.
• The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) had initially announced a block on Grok.
• Concerns were raised over the AI chatbot’s use to generate sexually explicit images.
• X will geoblock users in certain countries from generating specific types of images.