MCMC temporarily restricts Grok

Published: Jan 11, 2026 7:02 AM | Updated: Jan 11, 2026 8:58 AM

MCMC has temporarily restricted access to Grok, a generative artificial intelligence tool, for users in Malaysia.

According to MCMC's corporate division, this follows the use of the Grok to generate explicit and non-consensual images of women and children.

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