The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has issued a notice to social media platform X, asking it to remove obscene content. In its letter to the Chief Compliance Officer of X, India Operation, the Ministry said the service of Grok AI is being misused by users to create fake accounts to host, generate, publish or share obscene images or videos of women in a derogatory or vulgar manner. It said the regulatory provisions under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and IT Rules, 2021, are not being adhered to by the platform. The Ministry stressed that compliance with the IT Act and the IT Rules, 2021, is not optional. It has sought an Action Taken Report towards immediate compliance for the prevention of hosting, generating and sharing of obscene, nude, indecent and explicit content through the misuse of AI-based services. The Ministry cautioned that non-compliance with the requirements will be viewed seriously and may result in strict legal consequences against the social media platform.
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