A coalition of 28 organizations focused on digital rights, child safety, and women's rights has urged both Apple and Google to remove the Grok app from their stores due to its association with nonconsensual intimate images, including child sexual abuse material. Following significant public pressure, xAI announced that Grok will cease editing images of real individuals in revealing attire, although some exceptions remain.
Recent user interactions with Grok’s chatbot on X have raised serious concerns, as many have requested the undressing of women and underage girls through posted photos. This behavior led to Grok facing scrutiny, resulting in X being blocked in multiple countries and xAI facing investigations elsewhere. Apple, under increasing pressure from lawmakers and the public, has been called to take swift action against these violations.
In their open letter, the organizations highlighted that Grok directly violates Apple’s App Review Guidelines and contributes to the proliferation of harmful content. They emphasized that Apple's continued availability of both Grok and X on its platform is not only enabling such activities but also profiting from them.