JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia has allowed Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot to resume services, lifting a ban over sexualized images on the app, after X Corp committed to improving compliance with the country’s laws.
Indonesia suspended Grok from operating in the Southeast Asian nation three weeks ago, citing the risk of AI-generated pornographic content, becoming the first country to deny access to the AI tool. Two other Southeast Asian countries, Malaysia and the Philippines, have blocked and then restored access to Grok after X said it would improve safety measures.
In a statement seen by Reuters on Sunday, the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs said the government was processing the resumption of access on “a conditional basis and under strict supervision.”
X and xAI, which operates Grok, did not immediately respond to emailed requests for comment outside business hours.
Governments and regulators from Europe to Asia have condemned sexualized content generated by Grok and some have opened inquiries.
“The normalization of access to Grok services is being carried out conditionally after X Corp submitted a written commitment containing concrete steps for service improvement and prevention of abuse,” senior ministry official Alexander Sabar said in the statement.
“This commitment is the basis for evaluation, not the end of the supervision process.”
He added that X had implemented a number of “layered” measures to address the misuse of Grok services, and that these would be continuously verified.
