Grok AI Scandal: Is it Time to Ban X?
January 15, 2026
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as posted by the channelX has been firmly in the firing line after its Grok AI tool was used to create sexualised images of women and children. Elon Musk’s company could face a fine of up to 10% of its global earnings by internet regulator Ofcom, or a ban in the UK. He denies that the AI has done anything illegal and says users are responsible for the images they create.
How can we regulate AI? Rutger Bregman, historian and author who called out billionaires at Davos, argues Big Tech should be treated like Big Tobacco. He also gives his take on Iran, as thousands of protestors take to the streets, and what a radical policy platform looks like for the UK Left today.
Plus - what on earth is UKIP proposing as a terrifying rebrand?
*Update on Palestinian Hunger Strikers*: On 14th Jan Heba, Kamran, and Lewie collectively paused their hunger strike. They made British history, lasting 73 days.
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Rutger Bregman - Historian and Author of Moral Ambition, out in paper back on 15th Jan
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Liz Kendall MP, Technology Secretary - Parliament TV
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Laila Cunningham - Daily Express/YouTube
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