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On 16 February, users across the UK and several countries reported an outage on X. Timelines failed to load, posts could not be published and services were partially restored later in the morning.

Is X down? What users across the UK and worldwide experienced on 16 February 2026

Malaysia and Indonesia block Elon Musk’s Grok on 11 January 2026 after AI generated sexualised deepfake images of women and children, triggering emergency bans, legal action and global scrutiny of X.

Why Malaysia and Indonesia blockedс’s Grok after AI porn and deepfake scandal

Elon Musk says the UK is using the Grok deepfake scandal as an excuse for censorship as Ofcom probes X over AI-generated sexual images, including claims by Ashley St Clair.

Musk accuses UK of ‘censorship’ as Grok deepfake scandal spreads and Ashley St Clair speaks out

Grok AI on Elon Musk’s X is under fire after users used the system to digitally undress women, creating non-consensual sexualised images that raise serious legal, ethical and AI safety concerns.

How is Grok AI being used to digitally undress women on Elon Musk’s X without their consent