Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi wrote to Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw, expressing concerns over the alleged misuse of artificial intelligence tools on social media to share objectionable images of women via fake accounts.
While describing it as “unacceptable”, she stated that such actions constitute a serious violation of women’s privacy and called on the Center to take immediate measures to protect their rights.
In the letter, Chaturvedi stated, “I wanted to bring to your urgent attention and urgent intervention on a new trend that has emerged on social media, especially on AI function.”
“What is worse is that Grok is enabling this behavior by adhering to such requests. This is a breach of women’s right to privacy as well as unauthorized use of their pictures, which is not just unethical but also criminal,” she added.
Chaturvedi appealed to the Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology to take strong measures against the social media platform
In her letter, she emphasized that the country cannot remain passive while women’s dignity is publicly and digitally violated under the guise of creativity and innovation. She highlighted that similar patterns of abuse are emerging on other major tech platforms, often without any oversight. Chaturvedi urged that addressing this issue should be a national priority to prevent women from becoming victims of such openly criminal practices and being further sidelined or pushed off these platforms.
She further noted that while India embraces the advantages of artificial intelligence, it cannot allow the dissemination of content that demeans women, and expressed hope that the Ministry would engage with major tech companies to address the issue.
Meanwhile, the persistent presence of morphed images on X, even after partial restrictions, has fueled criticism that the platform is not doing enough to safeguard its users. Concerned female users are reportedly deleting their photos.
Cybersecurity expert reacts
“Why are we asking or expecting victims to be careful at all? This isn’t about caution; it’s about accountability. When a platform like Grok even allows such prompts to be executed, the responsibility lies squarely with the intermediary. Technology is not neutral when it follows harmful commands,” Cyber-security expert Ritesh Bhatia informed. CNBC-TV18.
He stated that if a system can be programmed to undermine dignity, the responsibility lies not just with human behavior but also with its design, governance, and ethical oversight, and urged the creators of Grok to take prompt corrective measures.
