Apple threatened to kick Musk’s Grok AI chatbot off App Store over deepfake row: Report

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Apple threatened to remove Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot from its App Store after the tool generated non-consensual sexual deepfakes, particularly of women and minors, in January. Apple rejected initial app submissions, requiring improved content moderation. Following developer changes, Apple approved Grok's latest version. Google and Apple faced pressure from US lawmakers to remove both X and Grok apps. India, UK, Malaysia, and Indonesia also responded to the controversy. xAI restricted image generation to paid users.

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