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Matt Burgess

@mattburgess1
74 posts
2026-01-27
Massive new @agreenberg.bsky.social story just dropped.  —  Last summer, a man trapped in a Cambodian scam compound got in touch, wanting to expose the criminal activity in real-time.  —  Over the course of months, risking his safety, he leaked internal messages and secrets.  Then he had to get out alive
2026-01-27 View on X
Wired

Documents: a whistleblower details the Boshang scam compound in Laos that defrauded victims of ~$2.2M over 11 weeks and utilized a system of worker debt bondage

A whistleblower trapped inside a “pig butchering” scam compound gave WIRED a vast trove of its internal materials …

NEW: As the EU starts investigating Grok over sexualized images, the harmful “nudify” ecosystem that targets women is getting even more dangerous.  —  A review of 50+ deepfake sites shows they nearly all offer image-to-video generators, producing highly explicit outputs.  One offers 60+ sexual scenarios
2026-01-27 View on X
Wired

How the explicit deepfake ecosystem evolved from images to high-quality video; an analysis shows 1.4M+ Telegram accounts signed up to 39 deepfake creation bots

2026-01-26
NEW: As the EU starts investigating Grok over sexualized images, the harmful “nudify” ecosystem that targets women is getting even more dangerous.  —  A review of 50+ deepfake sites shows they nearly all offer image-to-video generators, producing highly explicit outputs.  One offers 60+ sexual scenarios
2026-01-26 View on X
Wired

How the explicit deepfake ecosystem evolved from images to high-quality video; an analysis shows 1.4M+ Telegram accounts signed up to 39 deepfake creation bots

Sexual deepfakes continue to get more sophisticated, capable, easy to access, and perilous for millions of women who are abused with the technology.

2026-01-22
New research from the Center for Countering Digital Hate claims to put into context the number of sexualized images Grok created:  —  “Grok produced an estimated 3 million sexualized images including 23,000 of children”
2026-01-22 View on X
New York Times

NYT and CCDH analysis: Grok created and shared 1.8M+ sexualized images of women between December 31 and January 8, after Elon Musk promoted the feature on X

Over nine days, Elon Musk's Grok chatbot generated and posted 4.4 million images, of which at least 41 percent were sexualized images of women.

2026-01-13
UK communications regulator has announced it's opening an official investigation into X over non-consensual imagery.  This follows it getting in touch with X last week.  —  It's investigating on a host of grounds: from whether X has done proper risk assessments to failing to take down illegal content
2026-01-13 View on X
Financial Times

Ofcom opens an investigation under the OSA into Grok over the sexualized deepfakes of women and kids being generated on X and threatens X with a ban or a fine

apnews.com/article/grok...  Malaysia and Indonesia become the first countries to block Musk's Grok over sexualized AI imagesTruls Gulowsen /@trulsgulowsen:Indonesia, Malaysia, UK, ...

UK communications regulator has announced it's opening an official investigation into X over non-consensual imagery.  This follows it getting in touch with X last week.  —  It's investigating on a host of grounds: from whether X has done proper risk assessments to failing to take down illegal content
2026-01-13 View on X
BBC

The UK plans to bring into force a law this week that will make it illegal to create non-consensual intimate images, as Ofcom investigates X

The UK will bring into force a law which will make it illegal to create non-consensual intimate images, following widespread concerns over Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot.

2026-01-12
UK communications regulator has announced it's opening an official investigation into X over non-consensual imagery.  This follows it getting in touch with X last week.  —  It's investigating on a host of grounds: from whether X has done proper risk assessments to failing to take down illegal content
2026-01-12 View on X
Financial Times

Ofcom opens an investigation under the OSA into Grok over the sexualized deepfakes of women and kids being generated on X and threatens X with a ban or a fine

Media regulator threatens chatbot with ban or multimillion-pound fine  —  Ofcom, Britain's media regulator …

Now two countries have blocked Grok over the ability to create non-consensual intimate images: Malaysia and Indonesia
2026-01-12 View on X
Bloomberg

Malaysia becomes the second country to limit access to xAI's Grok, after Indonesia, over it generating nonconsensual sexual content and asks X for clarification

Indonesia and Malaysia restricted access to Elon Musk's Grok AI over the weekend, becoming the first countries to ban the artificial intelligence system over its generation of sexu...

Now two countries have blocked Grok over the ability to create non-consensual intimate images: Malaysia and Indonesia
2026-01-12 View on X
Financial Times

Ofcom opens an investigation under the OSA into Grok over the sexualized deepfakes of women and kids being generated on X and threatens X with a ban or a fine

Media regulator threatens chatbot with ban or multimillion-pound fine  —  Ofcom, Britain's media regulator …

2026-01-11
It does appear that X has limited the accounts that can create images using Grok.  —  Tested creating a nature image on X from a free account and it did not create one.  A free account on Grok's website and app could create images.  —  On X, Grok is still being used to create some sexualized images [embedded post]
2026-01-11 View on X
The Guardian

Grok says image generation and editing are now limited to paid subscribers, after outcry over its use to create sexually explicit and violent imagery

I suppose a subscription CSAM app might be the way MECHAHITLER manages to make money …Matthew Broersma /Silicon UK:EU Extends X Retention Order Over Sexualised ImagesThe Guardian:T...

Now two countries have blocked Grok over the ability to create non-consensual intimate images: Malaysia and Indonesia
2026-01-11 View on X
Bloomberg

Malaysia becomes the second country to limit access to Grok, joining Indonesia, over the chatbot's generation of sexual content

Indonesia and Malaysia restricted access to Elon Musk's Grok AI over the weekend, becoming the first countries to ban the artificial intelligence system over its generation of sexu...

It does appear that X has limited the accounts that can create images using Grok.  —  Tested creating a nature image on X from a free account and it did not create one.  A free account on Grok's website and app could create images.  —  On X, Grok is still being used to create some sexualized images [embedded post]
2026-01-11 View on X
Reuters

Indonesia temporarily blocks Grok, citing the risk of non-consensual sexual deepfakes, becoming the first country to block the AI tool

Indonesia temporarily blocked Elon Musk's Grok chatbot on Saturday due to the risk of AI-generated pornographic content, becoming the first country to deny access to the AI tool.

2026-01-10
It does appear that X has limited the accounts that can create images using Grok.  —  Tested creating a nature image on X from a free account and it did not create one.  A free account on Grok's website and app could create images.  —  On X, Grok is still being used to create some sexualized images [embedded post]
2026-01-10 View on X
The Guardian

Grok says image generation and editing are now limited to paid subscribers, after outcry over its use to create sexually explicit and violent imagery

X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action

It does appear that X has limited the accounts that can create images using Grok.  —  Tested creating a nature image on X from a free account and it did not create one.  A free account on Grok's website and app could create images.  —  On X, Grok is still being used to create some sexualized images [embedded post]
2026-01-10 View on X
The Verge

X is restricting Grok's image capabilities via the @grok command for free users, but they can still create sexual deepfakes via X's “Edit image” or Grok's app

X's sexual deepfake machine is still running, despite Grok saying otherwise.

It does appear that X has limited the accounts that can create images using Grok.  —  Tested creating a nature image on X from a free account and it did not create one.  A free account on Grok's website and app could create images.  —  On X, Grok is still being used to create some sexualized images [embedded post]
2026-01-10 View on X
Reuters

Indonesia temporarily blocks Grok, citing the risk of non-consensual sexual deepfakes, becoming the first country to block the AI tool

Indonesia temporarily blocked Elon Musk's Grok chatbot on Saturday due to the risk of AI-generated pornographic content, becoming the first country to deny access to the AI tool.

It does appear that X has limited the accounts that can create images using Grok.  —  Tested creating a nature image on X from a free account and it did not create one.  A free account on Grok's website and app could create images.  —  On X, Grok is still being used to create some sexualized images [embedded post]
2026-01-10 View on X
The Guardian

The UK government says X restricting Grok's image creation to paid users is insulting as it just makes the ability to generate unlawful images a premium service

Spokesperson says limiting access to paying subscribers just makes ability to generate unlawful images a premium service. www.theguardian.com/technology/ 2...@jf2u:So... in moving ...

2026-01-09
It does appear that X has limited the accounts that can create images using Grok.  —  Tested creating a nature image on X from a free account and it did not create one.  A free account on Grok's website and app could create images.  —  On X, Grok is still being used to create some sexualized images [embedded post]
2026-01-09 View on X
The Guardian

Grok says image generation and editing are now limited to paid subscribers, after outcry over its use to create sexually explicit and violent imagery

X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action

2026-01-08
Grok Imagine isn't the same system as on X. It's on Grok's app and website.  —  Imagine videos aren't public like images on X. They're like unlisted YouTube videos, if you have a link you can view them  —  Around 1,200 Imagine URLs are archived online, others have been saved by Google or shared by users
2026-01-08 View on X
Wired

Grok's website and app are being used to produce extremely graphic, sometimes violent, sexual imagery of adults that is far more explicit than images on X

A WIRED review of outputs hosted on Grok's official website shows it's being used to create violent sexual images and videos, as well as content that includes apparent minors.

New: Grok is generating far more graphic sexual content than on X.  —  Grok's image generator, Imagine, has been used to create explicit sexual videos of celebrities and violent sexual videos, a review of public posts shows.  —  70 Imagine URLs appearing to depict minors were sent to regulators today
2026-01-08 View on X
Wired

Grok's website and app are being used to produce extremely graphic, sometimes violent, sexual imagery of adults that is far more explicit than images on X

A WIRED review of outputs hosted on Grok's official website shows it's being used to create violent sexual images and videos, as well as content that includes apparent minors.

2025-11-12
NEW: Google is taking legal action against Chinese cybercriminals responsible for sending out millions of scam text messages—including those parcel delivery scams.  —  Google hopes the lawsuit will help to disrupt the scammers' sprawling infrastructure
2025-11-12 View on X
Financial Times

Google files a lawsuit in the SDNY against China-based hackers who it says run the Lighthouse platform for “phishing services”, ensnaring 1M and stealing $1B+

Tech giant aims to dismantle the ‘Lighthouse Enterprise’, which it claims has tricked 1mn victims out of $1bn