On January 2, 2026, India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology directed social media platform X to review its Grok chatbot. The review must cover technical, procedural, and governance aspects due to complaints that Grok responded to requests to undress or alter clothing in women's photos. Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi raised the issue in a letter to IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. The ministry warned in a four-page letter to X’s Chief Compliance Officer for India that Grok is "being misused by users to create fake accounts to host, generate, publish or share obscene images or videos of women in a derogatory or vulgar manner." The letter stressed that compliance with the IT Act and IT Rules, 2021 is mandatory, and failure to comply may lead to "strict legal consequences". X must remove or disable access to all violating content immediately and submit an Action Taken Report by January 5, 2026. Elon Musk, owner of X, has praised Grok’s relatively unfiltered responses. The ministry also recalled a recent advisory to social media platforms to remove "obscene" and "pornographic" content proactively. IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw emphasized that social media firms must "take responsibility" for the content on their sites. This move underlines India’s strict approach toward policing online content and holding platforms accountable.