The European Commission has initiated an investigation into X Corp. under the Digital Services Act, following misuse of the Grok feature.

Scope of the probe

Regulators will assess whether X Corp. properly identified and mitigated risks associated with the deployment of Grok across the European Union.

The inquiry focuses on the company’s compliance with obligations under the DSA and on procedures applied before and after the feature’s rollout.

Allegations regarding Grok

Authorities say the built-in AI chat, Grok, enabled image editing via text prompts and was abused to generate sexual content, including material involving minors.

Complaints prompted concerns about insufficient safeguards, content moderation, and the pace of responses to reports from users and child-protection bodies.

Regulatory criteria and questions

The Commission will examine whether risk assessments were conducted, whether mitigations were proportionate, and how transparency and notice-and-action mechanisms functioned.

It will also evaluate reporting practices to ensure timely detection and removal of illegal content under the DSA framework.

Potential outcomes and next steps

The investigation may lead to corrective orders or fines if breaches of the Digital Services Act are found; the Commission will publish its findings after the review.

X Corp. has been contacted by regulators and is expected to respond during the formal probe; further details will follow as the inquiry progresses.