Mint Explainer Grok AI controversy: Why Elon Musk’s chatbot has alarmed India’s IT ministry

The ministry said provisions under the IT Act, 2000, and IT Rules, 2021, were not being followed—particularly those relating to obscene, indecent, vulgar, pornographic, paedophilic or otherwise unlawful and harmful content. Such material, MeitY noted, violates the dignity, privacy and safety of women and children, while normalizing sexual harassment and exploitation in digital spaces. Source

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Grok AI controversy: What led to centre’s crackdown on Elon Musk’s explained

The central government on Friday came down heavily on Elon Musk’s The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) cited X’s “failure to observe statutory due diligence obligations” under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and other applicable laws. The notice asked for the report on the specific technical and organizational steps adopted or proposed for…

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