Malaysia Blocks Access To Grok Over Sexualised AI Images

Exam-focused facts from the 13 January 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Malaysia on Sunday temporarily blocked access to Grok after the generative artificial intelligence chatbot allowed users to create and publish sexualised images.
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said it would restrict access to Grok following repeated misuse of the tool 'to generate obscene, sexually explicit, indecent, grossly offensive, and non-consensual manipulated images, including content involving women and minors.'
xAI, the Elon Musk-led firm behind Grok, on Thursday said it would restrict image generation and editing to paying subscribers.