California AG sends cease and desist to xAI over Grok's explicit deepfakes

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By Mariella MoonJan 17, 2026, 2:00 pm273 pts
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has sent a cease and desist letter to xAI, days after his office launched an official investigation into the company over reports that Grok was generating nonconsensual If you’ll recall, xAI and Grok have been under fire for taking images of real individuals and putting…

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