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Ofcom

3 developments involving Ofcom in 4 countries and bodies. The most recent is Ofcom opens Online Safety Act probe into X over Grok sexualised deepfakes, 12 Jan 2026.

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  1. Enforcement or court caseMediaUK EU
    Ofcom opens Online Safety Act probe into X over Grok sexualised deepfakes

    X faces Ofcom fines of up to £18m or 10% of global revenue, plus EU Digital Services Act proceedings, over the images its Grok feature generated.

    Also on Children, companions and deepfakes

    Source, source copy (PDF, saved 21 Oct 2026)

  2. PolicyGovernmentUK
    UK keeps AI with existing regulators and asks them for AI plans by 30 April

    UK companies were told sector regulators would lead, with binding rules considered only for the most capable models, and regulators such as Ofcom and the CMA had to publish how they would apply the five principles within three months.

    Source, source copy (PDF, saved 18 Oct 2026)

  3. Rule changeMediaUK
    UK Online Safety Act becomes law, making sharing deepfake intimate images a crime

    Services used in the UK, including those hosting AI-generated content, now answer to Ofcom on child safety and illegal content, and people who share sexual deepfakes face prosecution.

    Source, source copy (PDF, saved 18 Oct 2026)