— We have implemented technological measures to prevent the Grok account from allowing the editing of images of real people in revealing clothing such as bikinis. This restriction applies to all users, including paid subscribers, the post says.
That basically means the fountain is shut off for the controversial «undressing» pictures on the platform for good, and not just limited to paying users. It’s off, period.
It further says that all image generation and edits will only be available to paying subscribers, making it possible to trace any violations to real people.
They also say they are now geoblocking risqué images in countries where such content is illegal.
That’s what concerted international pressure can do. Watchdogs and attorneys general across the world were only just starting their investigations into Grok and xAI, and it had already been blocked in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Read more: Ars Technica, BBC.