Philippines seeks to block access to Grok on child safety concerns

January 16, 2026 – 2:17 PM

xAI and Grok logos are seen in this illustration taken, February 16, 2025. (Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo)

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Philippines

is moving to block Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok amid concerns about its ability to generate sexualized images, including content that could pose child safety risks, the secretary of information and communications technology said on Thursday.

“The CICC is already working together with the

to block that,” Henry Aguda told a press briefing when asked if the

Philippines

will take action against Grok, a

generative AI tool

now facing a global backlash.

CICC refers to the government’s Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center, while NTC is the National Telecommunications Commission.

“But this week, for sure, that will be resolved,” he said.

Governments and regulators from Europe to Asia have been cracking down on sexually explicit content generated by Grok on the social media platform X, launching probes, imposing bans and demanding safeguards.

Indonesia temporarily blocked Grok on Saturday due to the risk of AI-generated pornographic content, becoming the first country to deny access to the AI tool.

Malaysia’s communications regulator said on Tuesday that it will take legal action against X due to concerns over user safety in relation to Grok.

Philippines

‘ move.

—Reporting by Karen Lema; Editing by David Stanway