Paid tools that “strip” clothes from photos have been available on the darker corners of the internet for years. Elon Musk’s X is now removing barriers to entry—and making the results public.

Image-based sexual abuse is a concerning and growing problem. While anyone can be victimized, 90% of victims of image-based sexual abuse are women.

The BBC said its reporters had seen examples of Grok AI being used to "alter real images to make women appear in bikinis without their consent, as well as putting them in sexual situations" and added: "Images of Catherine, Princess of Wales, were among many to have been digitally de-clothed by Grok users on X."

Britain's technology secretary said Elon Musk must deal with "appalling and unacceptable" images of women without their consent generated by Grok.

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Grok AI’s Spicy Mode triggered a 2026 exploitation surge now facing FTC and federal liability pressure under the Take It Down Act. The immunity era is officially over.

Explicit deepfakes can have long-term psychological effects on victims, Psychiatrist Dr. Maya Reynolds tells Cosmo. “They’re psychologically destructive because they breach an individual's sense of autonomy and identity, even if the content is fabricated,” she shares.

German media minister Wolfram Weimer urged the European Commission on Tuesday to take legal action to stop what he called the "industrialisation of sexual harassment" taking place on Elon Musk's social media platform X.