After being one of the first countries in the world to block Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot, Malaysia has now lifted its ban. Along with Indonesia, the country moved swiftly to temporarily data-i13n=”cpos:1;pos:1″ href=”https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/12/malaysia-blocks-elon-musk-grok-ai-fake-sexualised-images-indonesia-x-chatbot” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:halt access;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link ” data-yga=”{"yLinkText":"halt access","yLinkPosition":"1","yPosition":"1","yLinkElement":"context_link","yModuleName":"content-canvas","yHasCommerce":false}”> to X’s frequently controversial AI chatbot earlier this month, after multiple data-i13n=”cpos:2;pos:1″ href=”https://www.engadget.com/ai/elon-musks-grok-ai-posted-csam-image-following-safeguard-lapses-140521454.html” data-ylk=”slk:reports;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link ” data-yga=”{"yLinkText":"reports","yLinkPosition":"2","yPosition":"1","yLinkElement":"context_link","yModuleName":"content-canvas","yHasCommerce":false}”> emerged of it being used to generate deepfake sexualized images of people, including women and children.
At the time, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said the restrictions would remain in place until X Corp and…
