this post was submitted on 09 Jan 2026
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https://archive.is/20260109080655/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/09/grok-image-generator-outcry-sexualised-ai-imagery
In response to the outcry image generation is now turned off for non-paying users. Ostensibly it's so people who are not using Grok as god intended can be identified via their subscription information, but I can't help but think it's just Elon explicitly monetizing grok's CSAM capabilities.
obviously Pivot did this
heads up I heavily edited the post while you were responding though I don't think the essence changed. I added their reasoning for only allowing image generation for paying subs and expanded the table a bit.
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