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Canada privacy watchdog expands probe into X, cites Grok deepfakes

By Thomson Reuters Jan 15, 2026 | 9:40 AM

Jan 15 (Reuters) – Canada’s privacy watchdog ‍said on Thursday it was expanding an ‌existing probe ‌into X following reports that the social media platform’s ​Grok AI ‍chatbot ​was making ​non-consensual sexually ‍explicit deepfakes.

In a statement, Privacy Commissioner of Canada ‍Philippe Dufresne also said he ‍was launching ‍a ​related ​investigation ⁠into xAI, ‌the artificial intelligence company responsible for Grok.

(Reporting by David ⁠Ljunggren)