X App Faces UK Ban Threat Over AI Chatbot's Illegal Image Generation

• Elon Musk's X app faces a potential ban in Britain due to its AI chatbot 'Grok' reportedly generating child sexual abuse images and sexualized content.
• UK PM Keir Starmer has urged media regulator Ofcom to consider "all options," citing the Online Safety Act.
• The Online Safety Act allows for fines of billions of pounds or blocking access to social media sites that fail to remove illegal content.
• Ofcom has contacted X urgently and may launch an investigation, with powers to seek court orders to block the app in the UK.
• X has 20 million users in the UK, and its CEO Elon Musk has criticized Britain's Online Safety Act.

Why It Matters: X app faces severe UK regulatory action, including a potential ban, over its AI chatbot Grok generating illegal images.