It is reported that a Turkish court – the Ankara 7th Criminal Court of Peace – has ordered the blocking and removal of about 50 posts shared by Grok (i.e. an AI chatbot developed by Elon Musk-founded company xAI) after authorities said the chatbot generated responses insulting President Tayyip Erdogan, modern Turkey’s founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and religious values. The ban was justified under Article 8/A of Türkiye’s Internet Law, aimed at “protecting public order.”
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