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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Johnson Manabat

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MANILA — The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center announced on Thursday, January 22, the lifting of a ban on Elon Musk&#x27;s Grok AI tool, citing &quot;self-regulation&quot; measures implemented by tech firm xAI.In a press conference at the CICC office on Quezon City, Undersecretary Renato “Aboy” Paraiso said, Department of Information and Communications Secretary Henry Aguda, officials of the National Privacy Commission and the CICC agreed to lift the ban on Wednesday, January 21.Paraiso said xAI representatives presented safety measures now in place to make sure that the AI tool will not be used for any form of child pornography.Grok has also come under fire for allowing users to manipulate and generate images of people, often women, in underwear or skimpy outfits.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/technology/2026/1/17/gabriela-grok-mess-shows-need-for-stiffer-measures-vs-deepfakes-ai-assisted-abuse-1340">Gabriela: Grok mess shows need for stiffer measures vs deepfakes, AI-assisted abuse </a></div>“We talked with the executives of xAI who are the owners of Grok AI, they explained yung mga safeguards that they have put in place globally, hindi lang sa Pilipinas to prevent yung content generation na yun at tsaka yung pag-a-upload nung mga violative contents dun sa sites nila. So we agreed that we can lift the ban of the blocking of Grok AI in the Philippines,” Paraiso told reporters.The DICT banned access to Grok AI last week due to complaints of its image-generation capabilities linked to child pornography. CICC said, xIA has committed to “self-regulation” and system modifications.Paraiso emphasized that while the ban is lifted, the CICC will still continue to monitor Grok AI for any violation or non-compliance to community standards.

Undersecretary Renato "Aboy" Paraiso said xAI representatives presented safety measures now in place to make sure that the AI tool will not be used for any form of child pornography.

Undersecretary Renato "Aboy" Paraiso said xAI representatives presented safety measures now in place to make sure that the AI tool will not be used for any form of child pornography.

PH lifts ban on Grok, citing safeguards and 'self-regulation' vs abuse

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PH lifts ban on Grok, citing safeguards and 'self-regulation' vs abuse

Johnson Manabat,

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Published January 22, 2026 02:06 PM PHT

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