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title: "The European Union orders platform X to retain chatbot data until the end of the year"
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description: "The European Commission has ordered the social media platform X to retain all internal documents and data related to its chatbot \"Grok\" until the end of 2026. The chatbot was developed by xAI, a company owned by Elon Musk. Recently, some users have utilized \"Grok\" to edit images and videos, generating false content and spreading it on the platform, with victims including hundreds of adult women and minors"
datetime: "2026-01-08T15:43:39.000Z"
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# The European Union orders platform X to retain chatbot data until the end of the year

European Commission spokesperson Thomas Renier stated on the 8th that the European Commission has ordered the American social media platform X to retain all internal documents and data related to its built-in chatbot "Grok" until the end of 2026. "Grok" was developed by the artificial intelligence company xAI, founded by American entrepreneur Elon Musk, and is integrated into Musk's social media platform X. Recently, there have been instances of some users on the X platform using "Grok" to edit images and videos, with some users generating false exposure content of real individuals and spreading it on the X platform, with victims including hundreds of adult women and minors

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