U.K. ministers are warning Elon Musk’s X it faces a ban if it doesn’t get its act together. But outlawing the social media platform is easier said than done.
The U.K.'s communications regulator Ofcom on Monday launched a formal investigation into a deluge of non-consensual sexualized deepfakes produced by X’s AI chatbot Grok amid growing calls for action from U.K. politicians.
It will determine whether the creation and distribution of deepfakes on the platform, which have targeted women and children, constitutes a breach of the company’s duties under the U.K.’s Online Safety Act (OSA).
Of course they can, but the topic on hand is “what would they lose if they ban X”.
Ah, ok. You haven’t read the article. They risk losing an election, as they use social media for self promotion and messaging. If theban twitter, they risk other being able to take their lead and they only have a small margin.