Malaysia has become the second country to temporarily block access to Elon Musk’s AI tool, Grok. This comes after Indonesia took similar action due to growing concern over the AI’s ability to create fake and sexualized images. Malaysia’s Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) announced the move on Sunday. It said Grok can generate "obscene, sexually explicit, indecent, grossly offensive, and nonconsensual manipulated images, including content involving women and minors." Several governments have reacted to the AI tool embedded in the X social media platform. Grok allows users to manipulate images of women and children by removing their clothes or placing them in sexual positions. The company behind Grok, xAI, said last week that image generation would be limited to paying subscribers. These subscribers provide personal details and can be identified if they misuse the tool. However, this has not stopped the backlash. MCMC said it issued notices to X and xAI demanding better technical and moderation safeguards. The responses mostly depended on users reporting problems, which was “insufficient to prevent harm or ensure legal compliance,” MCMC added. It is unclear if Malaysia’s ban applies to Grok on X, the Grok app, or both. Reports from Indonesia say Grok is still usable on the app and X, though sometimes slow. Indonesia’s Communications and Digital Minister, Meutya Hafid, called the creation of nonconsensual sexual deepfakes a “serious violation of human rights, dignity, and the security of citizens in the digital space.” The UK and Australia have also expressed concerns, with Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese calling such misuse of AI “abhorrent.” European countries including Germany, Italy, and France are warning about legal actions. France has referred Grok content to prosecutors and its media regulator. India’s IT ministry sent a formal notice to X on January 2 demanding the removal of explicit images made with Grok and a report within 72 hours.