Grok AI: is it legal to produce or post undressed images of people without their consent?
Deluge of ‘nudified’ images on social media platform X raises questions about regulation of use of AI technologies
The Guardian view on Ofcom versus Grok: chatbots cannot be allowed to undress children
Editorial: A wave of humiliating sexualised imagery must prompt regulators and politicians to step up
Tim Davie says BBC will stay on X to try to stem ‘flood’ of global misinformation
Director general says BBC needs to reach young audiences online amid pressure to leave Elon Musk-owned site
Commons women and equalities committee to stop using X amid AI-altered images row
Exclusive: Move follows outcry over use of Grok to digitally remove clothing from images of women and children
Warner Bros Discovery tells investors to reject ‘inadequate’ $108bn Paramount bid
Board unwilling to accept hostile takeover despite $40bn guarantee from billionaire Larry Ellison
Global buys majority stake in Gary Neville’s YouTube group The Overlap
European media giant aims to emulate success of sports podcast network Goalhanger, founded by Gary Lineker
AI images of Maduro capture reap millions of views on social media
Lack of verified information and advanced AI tools make it difficult to separate fact from fiction on US attack
Mother of one of Elon Musk’s sons ‘horrified’ at use of Grok to create fake sexualised images of her
Exclusive: Ashley St Clair says supporters of X owner are using his AI tool to create a form of revenge porn
Readers reply: should we turn the internet off?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions ponders the online world – from what’s despicable to what’s indispensable
Belgian PM’s cat Maximus is social media star with ‘subliminal political message’
Maximus Textoris Pulcher, an official resident at Rue de la Loi 16, shows a warmer side of Bart De Wever
Reddit overtakes TikTok in UK thanks to search algorithms and gen Z
Platform is now Britain’s fourth most visited social media site as users seek out human-generated content
‘Social listening’: Unilever seeks to capitalise on Vaseline’s TikTok moment
Multinational boosts online chatter after social media users showcase product’s widespread use in life hacks
ITV agrees to invest £3m in fitness app created by Joe Wicks
The Body Coach app, launched in pandemic, will advertise on ITV’s channels and video platform ITVX under deal
France targets Australia-style social media ban for children next year
Draft bill to be submitted for legal checks as France aims to follow Australia’s world-first ban on platforms including Facebook, Snapchat and YouTube
Elon Musk’s 2025 recap: how the world’s richest person became its most chaotic
How the tech CEO and ‘Dogefather’ made a mess of the year – from his White House tenure to an apparent Nazi salute