The Philippines’ Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has ordered an immediate ban on access to Grok, an AI tool created by Elon Musk, following complaints linked to child pornography. According to DICT Secretary Henry Aguda, Grok broke Republic Act No. Access to Grok will only be restored once it complies with Philippine laws and government standards. The National Privacy Commission is currently coordinating with Grok’s developers and is awaiting their response. Grok has faced global backlash for allowing users to generate altered, sexualized images directly through social media. The Philippines is now the third country to block Grok, following Malaysia and Indonesia, while other nations continue to monitor the issue closely. Next, we have Grok from Elon Musk for his platform X. X’s AI chatbot Grok, is now available to X Premium+ subscribers in the Philippines. Read more in our articles including "Philippines restricts Grok over child pornography concerns" and "Slack AI promises user-centric changes, addresses app issues".
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Jun 19, 2026The Philippines’ Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has ordered an immediate ban on access to Grok, an AI tool created by Elon Musk, following complaints linked to child pornography. According to DICT Secretary Henry Aguda, Grok broke Republic Act No.
Access to Grok will only be restored once it complies with Philippine laws and government standards. The National Privacy Commission is currently coordinating with Grok’s developers and is awaiting their response. Grok has faced global backlash for allowing users to generate altered, sexualized images directly through social media.
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