European Commission Opens New Investigation into Grok AI's Integration in X for Sexual Content

JAKARTA - The European Commission has officially opened a new formal investigation into the X social media platform regarding alleged violations of the Digital Services Act (DSA), following the misuse of the Grok AI feature on its platform.

In its official announcement, the European Commission stated that the investigation would assess whether Elon Musk's company had carried out adequate risk assessment and mitigation of the implementation of the Grok function on its platform, particularly the risk of spreading illegal content.

"This includes risks associated with the spread of illegal content in the EU, such as manipulated sexually explicit images, including content that may include child sexual abuse material," the statement reads.

In this investigation, the European Commission will look into whether X has:

Assess and reduce systemic risks seriously, including the spread of illegal content, the impact of gender-based violence, and serious negative impacts on physical and mental health due to the use of Grok.

Preparing and submitting an ad hoc risk assessment report related to Grok before the feature was launched, given its impact on the platform's risk profile.

If proven guilty, X can be found to have violated Articles 34, 35, and 42 of the DSA.

The investigation was carried out in cooperation with Coimisiún na Meán, the Irish digital services regulator, which is the national coordinator of the DSA in the country where X is based in the EU.

"The Commission will continue to collect evidence, for example by sending additional information requests, conducting interviews or inspections, and may impose interim measures if there is no meaningful adjustment to X services," he continued.

This investigation is an extension of an investigation that was carried out on December 18, 2023, which focused on the functioning of the X notification and action mechanism, its mitigation measures against illegal content, such as terrorist material, in the EU, and the risks associated with its recommendation system.

This investigation also complements the previous case, which resulted in a fine of 120 million euros (Rp2.4 trillion) against X in December 2025, related to the use of misleading designs, lack of transparency in advertising, and limited data access for researchers.