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Teachers union says it’s leaving X, calling AI images of children ‘the last straw’

By Thomson Reuters Jan 13, 2026 | 3:37 PM

WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) – The American Federation ‍of Teachers says it is leaving X, citing ‌the social ‌media site’s creation and dissemination of “sickening” images of children ​in various states ‍of ​undress.

In an ​interview with Reuters ‍on Tuesday, AFT President Randi Weingarten said the ‍generation of images of minors in ‍skimpy ‍clothing by ​X’s ​artificial ⁠intelligence chatbot, ‌Grok, was “the last straw.”

(Reporting by Raphael Satter, Editing by Franklin ⁠Paul)