Musk’s tactic of blaming users for Grok sex images may be foiled by EU law

Planned EU ban on nudify apps would likely force Musk to make Grok less "spicy."

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If there's going to be a vote on those 19 online "safety" bills this week, then…

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Among all the other horrors, now's a great time to tell the U.S. Sentencing Commission just how bad the unintended consequences & potential overreach of the #TakeItDownAct would be, and recommend against any sentencing guidelines at this time.

The USSC is seeking public comment on its proposal to amend the Sentencing Guidelines in light of the new TAKE IT DOWN Act. Comment period ends Feb. 10.

https://www.ussc.gov/guidelines/amendments/proposed-2026-amendments-federal-sentencing-guidelines-published-december-2025

#censorship #internetcensorship #internetfreedom

Proposed 2026 Amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines Published December 2025

 This document contains unofficial text of proposed amendments to the sentencing guidelines provided only for the convenience of the user in the preparation of public comment.   The Commission is seeking comment on these proposals through February 10, 2026. Reader-Friendly

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Digitale Gewalt: Musks Chatbot Grok verbreitet weiter sexualisierte Deepfakes

https://netzpolitik.org/2026/digitale-gewalt-musks-chatbot-grok-verbreitet-weiter-sexualisierte-deepfakes/

Nachdem sein Chatbot Grok weiterhin sexualisierte Bilder von prominenten Frauen und Minderjährigen erstellt, sieht sich Elon Musk mit möglichen rechtlichen Konsequenzen konfrontiert. Den Trend zu KI-generierten sexuellen Inhalten und digitaler Gewalt gegen weibliche Personen wird das wohl nicht aufhalten.

#deepfake #digitalservicesact #digitalegewalt #digitalegewaltgegenfrauen #elonmusk #künstlicheintelligenz #takeitdownact #xai #netzpolitik

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Lawmakers are sounding alarms as X’s new deep‑fake generator and Musk’s Grok AI flood the web with synthetic content. The debate now centers on the Take It Down Act and FTC oversight. How will open‑source tools survive this scramble? Read on to find out. #AI #DeepFake #Grok #TakeItDownAct

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Politicians Rushed Through An Online Speech “Solution.” Victims Deserve Better.

Earlier this year, both chambers of Congress passed the TAKE IT DOWN Act. This bill, while well-intentioned, gives powerful people a new legal tool to force online platforms to remove lawful speech that they simply don't like. The bill, sponsored by Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Rep....

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Wie eine „Nudify“-Seite den Kampf gegen KI-generierte Pornografie auslöste
Immer mehr Nutzer:innen begegnen Risiken durch KI-generierte Deepfakes im Internet. Die Geschichte einer Gruppe von Frauen
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Wie eine „Nudify“-Seite den Kampf gegen KI-generierte Pornografie auslöste

KI-generierte Deepfakes bedrohen den Alltag vieler Menschen. Die Erfahrungen einer Frauengruppe aus Minneapolis zeigt die aktuelle Risiken und gesetzliche Lücken.

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She hopes to carve out a new role as the #FirstLadyofTechnology, combining her "passion" for children’s well-being with her tech-forward vision, as demonstrated by her advocacy for the #TakeItDownAct, which combats AI-generated deepfakes nypost.com/2025/08/25/o...

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Exclusive | First lady Melania Trump will head effort to teach next generation about AI

First lady Melania Trump will lead the Presidential Artificial Intelligence Challenge to inspire children and teachers to embrace AI technology and help accelerate innovation in the field.

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@CenDemTech Despite all the purported justifications, the only reason serial sexual predator Trump supports the #TakeItDownAct is to impose a financially impossible burden on all competitors to billionaire-owned online platforms, and to allow wholesale malicious misuse of the act to censor facts which reflect poorly on himself.
Another Look At The STOP CSAM Act

Amidst the current batch of child safety bills in Congress, a familiar name appears: the STOP CSAM Act. It was previously introduced in 2023, when I wrote about the threat the bill posed to the ava…

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