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In brief An EU spokesperson branded Grok’s sexualized child images as “illegal” in Monday comments. ​- Global regulators are also launching probes as xAI shrugs off mounting outrage. Repeated DSA violations and weak safeguards put X and Grok at serious legal risk. The European Commission just told Elon Musk what everyone already knew: creating sexualized images of children isn’t “spicy.” It’s illegal. “We are aware of the fact that X or Grok is now offering a ‘Spicy Mode’ showing explicit sexual content with some output generated with childlike images,” EU Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier said Monday at a Brussels press conference. “This is not spicy. This is illegal. This is appalling. This is disgusting. This has no place in Europe.” The statement marks an escalation in a controversy that, as Decrypt previously reported, has seen xAI’s chatbot generate non-consensual deepfakes of women, become a marketing tool for OnlyFans creators, and manipulate images for political purposes.  Regnier made clear this isn’t Grok’s first offense. The Commission previously sent information requests after the chatbot generated Holocaust denial content last year—another crime in multiple European countries. “I think X is very well aware that we are very serious about DSA enforcement,” an EU spokesperson told Euronews, referencing the Digital Services Act. “They will remember the fine that they have received from us.” That December fine was €120 million ($140 million)—the first ever penalty under the DSA. The Commission ruled X violated transparency requirements around its blue checkmark system, advertising repository, and data access for researchers. X remains under active DSA investigation for illegal content and disinformation. Musk called the fine “bullshit” and said he would contest it. France has also expanded a criminal investigation to include accusations that Grok generates child pornography. Britain’s Ofcom issued urgent demands Monday for X to explain…

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