UK PM Keir Starmer says X indicated to government officials it was acting to comply with UK laws by restricting the generation of nonconsensual sexual images
UK prime minister says xAI will restrict the image generator as billionaire pledges to follow laws in all markets
Financial Times
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Discussion
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@ofcom
@ofcom
on x
This is a welcome development. However, our formal investigation remains ongoing. We are working round the clock to progress this and get answers into what went wrong and what's being done to fix it.
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@leicesterliz
Liz Kendall
on x
I welcome this move from X, though I will expect the facts to be fully and robustly established by Ofcom's ongoing investigation. I shall not rest until all social media platforms meet their legal duties and provide a service that is safe and age appropriate to all users.
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@sundersays
Sunder Katwala
on bluesky
What Starmer was informed of was this news report in the Telegraph, based on observing the site's response to requests — www.telegraph.co.uk/business/ 202... Government sources say it was not info from X (nor Ofcom). X has not responded to the PM's remarks — www.bbc.co.uk/n…
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r/europe
r
on reddit
Elon Musk's X stops bikini bot undressing women in photos after Britain threatened to ban the site.
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r/ukpolitics
r
on reddit
Elon Musk's X stops bikini bot undressing women
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@connor_stringer
Connor Stringer
on x
US officials are desperate for Elon Musk to avoid conforming to Ofcom's demands on X. They believe it will set a legal precedent that will force other American tech companies to follow, opening the floodgates for huge fines. Meanwhile, Congress is understood to be preparing