Starmer stands by possible X ban despite threats from US

United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer stood firm on the possibility of banning X unless the platform“immediately” curbs deepfake pornography.

Starmer teased a ban on X after the company xAI, an X offshoot, developed its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok, which alters images. A trend on X, which integrates Grok, has involved removing clothing from users who share photos online. These AI generative pornographic images are often referred to as “deepfakes.”

“Free speech is not the freedom to violate consent. Young women’s images are not public property, and their safety is not up for debate,” Starmer wrote on X Thursday.

This post was in response to allegations by X owner Elon Musk that the ban would amount to “censorship,” noting that other AI chatbots also alter photos,