<2> You can (sort of) block Grok from editing your uploaded photos
<3> People can block the xAI’s Grok chatbot from creating modifications of their uploaded images on social network X. Neither X nor xAI, both Elon Musk-owned businesses, have made a public announcement about this feature, which users began < class="link" href="https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/x-formerly-twitter-adds-option-to-restrict-grok-image-variations/814140/" target="_blank">noticing on the iOS app within the image/video upload menu over the past few days.
<3> This option is likely a response to Grok’s latest scandal, which began at the start of 2026 when the addition of image generation tools to the chatbot saw about < class="link" href="https://www.engadget.com/ai/grok-generated-an-estimated-3-million-sexualized-images--including-23000-of-children--over-11-days-175053250.html" target="_blank">3 million sexualized or nudified images created. An estimated 23,000 of the images made in that 11-day period contained sexualized images of children, according to the Center