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Musk accuses U.K. government of seeking “any excuse for censorship”

UK Ofcom investigating X and Grok

Elon Musk has accused the UK Labour Government of pursuing “any excuse for censorship” as the Office of Communications (Ofcom) continues an investigation into his social media platform X over allegations of AI-generated porn and child abuse imagery.

The probe focuses on X’s AI chatbot, Grok, which can generate sexual images of people, including children, at users’ request. Supporters of Musk have pointed out that other AI platforms are capable of similar outputs without facing an Ofcom investigation, a claim Musk endorsed by replying: “They want any excuse for censorship.” He then escalated his criticism, attacking Prime Minister Keir Starmer by saying he has “a lower approval rating than Nicolas Maduro,” and backing several US-based posts critical of the UK government’s record on online safety and policing.



The dispute has drawn in senior UK and US figures, with Musk sharing a post from a US lawmaker threatening sanctions against the Prime Minister and the UK if X were banned.

Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said the government would support Ofcom if it chose to block X for failing to comply with UK law, calling the sexual manipulation of images of women and children “despicable and abhorrent.” Ofcom confirmed it is carrying out an ‘expedited assessment’ and said X responded to urgent contact, after which Grok’s image-altering features were restricted for non-paying users.

Kendall said it was “totally unacceptable” for such functions to remain available to paying users and expects an update from the regulator within days. Under the Online Safety Act, Ofcom has powers to impose heavy fines, pursue criminal action, or effectively ban platforms by cutting off access through service providers.

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21 COMMENTS

  1. 1 Corinthians 15:33 “Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.”
    “Be not deceived” — a warning not to fool yourself or underestimate influence
    “Evil communications” — in older English, communications means companionship, associations, or habitual conversations
    “Corrupt good manners” — meaning good character, habits, or moral discipline can be worn down by the people you surround yourself with
    The people you spend time with influence and shape who you become
    Continue in the word the benchmark of truth and perception — a house built on rock
    Not on sand

  2. 100% what it is.

    If the UK government gave one iota of a sh!t about protecting children, they wouldn’t have the most porous borders in the world.

  3. The UK government is openly considering banning Twitter also
    May as well make a clean sweep of it
    Most of its Bots anyway
    Used to “raise ratings”
    And inflate engagement numbers even though they don’t create human interaction
    Get rid of the lot of them

    • Not a fan of the truth huh. X is filled with normal everyday people who are over the woke, maori, politically correct, leftist looney bs. We the people tell the news now.

    • Yeah, we should totally side with the UK government. They are completely wonderful and have historically never been bad.

      Jesus Christ 😑

      • What was one of Elon Musks grandfathers’ involved with?

        Thats right, the technocracy movement. Where elected members of governments will be replaced by experts and technology.

        “Jill Lepore, Professor of History and Law (Harvard University), traces the history of Elon Musk’s grandfather, Joshua Haldeman, and his role in the development of the Technocracy and Fascist movements of the 1930s.

        Lepore writes that “I was again struck at how little of what Mr. Musk proposes is new and by how many of his ideas about politics, governance and economics resemble those championed by his grandfather Joshua Haldeman, a cowboy, chiropractor, conspiracy theorist and amateur aviator known as the Flying Haldeman. Mr. Musk’s grandfather was also a flamboyant leader of the political movement known as technocracy.”

    • So we should trust fakebook and preddit instead, where everything is censored and opinions are not tolerated?

      Also, aren’t you on a computer or a phone right now? Aren’t you using “technocratic” products too? Should we instead get our news via carrier pigeon and smoke signals etc?

      When exactly was it that you suffered such a terrible brain injury?

      • Sorry Dave. I do have a phone, yes. I don’t have any social media, never have. It is all data collection. Nothing is free, your data is payment.

        If you cannot see what Elon is up to, you have not looked or are blind.

        I suffered my brain injury nearly 30 years ago. It is what makes me suspicious of most peoples intentions and question the people put up as a saviour.

        Space X, starlink and tesla all receive US government funding. Which made Elon way richer with share price increase. And that helps when you need to buy twitter to control the narrative.

  4. For those of you who is feeling like something is amiss with the news you see on TV or hear on the radio. You are right. We have been lied to for decades, meanwhile, slowing losing bit by bit our freedoms. Go to X see for yourself the truth (some of course is lies that you must contemplate). Find and follow the true sources ie, President Trump, or White House, ACT, David Seymour, National (see Christopher Luxons try colours), NZ First etc

  5. The globalist snake is eating itself. Where did the rich think globalism would go, transform into free speech and peace?

    • They want Hell for us. They are satanist. If they create their proposed hell for us, then they will be celebrating at watching the carnage and terror. Meanwhile, having full access to our children.

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